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Newmarket vs Ogunquit vs Greenland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newmarket has the most renters (47.1% rent).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Greenland has the highest household income ($163k).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Newmarket | Ogunquit | Greenland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,463Highest |
1,379Lowest |
4,106 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+14.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.2±1.9Lowest 6% above U.S. |
62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
48.4±7.7 24% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±2.7 U.S.: 22% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.8%±5.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Greenland and Newmarket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.1%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
43.6%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
28.9%±5 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Ogunquit and Greenland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
63.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
59.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.3%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Newmarket and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,845±$13kLowest 25% above U.S. |
$114,259±$56k 42% above U.S. |
$162,837±$11kHighest 102% above U.S. |
| Greenland and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $455,000±$22kLowest 37% above U.S. |
$875,700±$79kHighest 163% above U.S. |
$662,800±$42k 99% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,671±$69Lowest 18% above U.S. |
— | $2,331±$363Highest 65% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,734Highest 180% above U.S. |
$4,473Lowest 43% above U.S. |
$7,420 138% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.3%±8.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
77.3%±44.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Greenland and Newmarket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
0.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
93.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1978Lowest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1987Highest 7 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 7% above U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
21 minLowest 22% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 17.3%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
32.2%±7.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Ogunquit and Greenland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #39 of 120 in NH | — | #10 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newmarket School District | — | Greenland School District |
| High school in town | Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9 |
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U.S. average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.