Compare towns
Newmarket vs Pembroke vs Deerfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newmarket has the most renters (47.1% rent).
Pembroke has the most kids (24% under 18).
Deerfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13.4%).
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 | Pembroke | Deerfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,463Highest |
7,438 |
4,932Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5% NH: +4.6% |
+1.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+13.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.2±1.9Lowest 5% below NH |
41.9±3.3 3% below NH |
42.8±4.2Highest about the NH average |
| Deerfield and Pembroke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±2.7Lowest NH: 18.2% |
24%±4.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
20.9%±4.1 NH: 18.2% |
| Pembroke and Deerfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.1%±2.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
16.4%±3.2 NH: 20.1% |
17.5%±3.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Deerfield and Pembroke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
32.2%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
47.3% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9Highest NH: 6% |
3.5%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
3.6%±1.8 NH: 6% |
| Newmarket and Deerfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,845±$13k about the NH average |
$89,519±$22kLowest 10% below NH |
$131,563±$10kHighest 33% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $455,000±$22kHighest 13% above NH |
$371,500±$20kLowest 8% below NH |
$421,000±$33k 5% above NH |
| Newmarket and Deerfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,671±$69Highest 12% above NH |
$1,218±$354Lowest 18% below NH |
$1,593±$318 7% above NH |
| Newmarket and Deerfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,734Highest 31% above NH |
$7,589 14% above NH |
$7,369Lowest 11% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.3%±8.3 NH: 48.2% |
48.4%±21.8Highest NH: 48.2% |
17.4%±17.6Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Pembroke and Newmarket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
15%Highest NH: 7.2% |
6.8% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
67.4% NH: 72.8% |
91.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
1985Highest 6 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 6% above NH |
25 minLowest 8% below NH |
34 minHighest 28% above NH |
| Work from home | 17.3%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
17%±4.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
22.4%±6.3Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Deerfield and Newmarket 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 | #85 of 120 in NH | #61 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newmarket School District | Pembroke School District | Deerfield School District |
| High school in town | Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School | Pembroke Academy | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
13.1Highest |
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NH 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.