Compare towns
Newmarket vs Plaistow vs New Ipswich
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.5%).
Plaistow has the oldest housing (typical home built 1978).
New Ipswich has the most kids (29.9% under 18).
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 | Plaistow | New Ipswich |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,463Highest |
7,861 |
5,310Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+2.9% NH: +4.6% |
+2.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.2±1.9Highest 5% below NH |
40.1±3.7 7% below NH |
36.9±2.4Lowest 15% below NH |
| Newmarket and Plaistow 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% |
19.8%±4.3 NH: 18.2% |
29.9%±5.7Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 16.1%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
17.4%±3.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
12.3%±3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Plaistow and Newmarket 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% |
34.9% NH: 40.6% |
32.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9Highest NH: 6% |
3.3%±1.4 NH: 6% |
2.6%±1.4Lowest NH: 6% |
| Newmarket and Plaistow 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 about the NH average |
$108,317±$13k 9% above NH |
$110,507±$9kHighest 12% above NH |
| New Ipswich and Plaistow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $455,000±$22kHighest 13% above NH |
$404,500±$32k about the NH average |
$392,400±$31kLowest about the NH average |
| Newmarket and Plaistow 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 |
$1,664±$187 12% above NH |
$882±$469Lowest 41% below NH |
| Newmarket and Plaistow 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 |
$7,194 8% above NH |
$5,647Lowest 15% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.3%±8.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
55.3%±16.9 NH: 48.2% |
61.7%±41.5Highest NH: 48.2% |
| New Ipswich and Plaistow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.5% NH: 7.2% |
1.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
78.1% NH: 72.8% |
82.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1978Lowest 1 yr older than NH |
1986Highest 7 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 6% above NH |
29 min 7% above NH |
33 minHighest 22% above NH |
| Work from home | 17.3%±3.3Highest NH: 16.8% |
13.6%±4 NH: 16.8% |
12%±4.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Newmarket and Plaistow 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 | #66 of 120 in NH | #82 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newmarket School District | Timberlane Regional School District | Mascenic Regional School District |
| High school in town | Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School | Timberlane Regional High School | Mascenic Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
11.4 |
11.7Highest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.