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Newmarket vs Portsmouth vs Lyndeborough
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 kids (15.6% under 18).
Portsmouth has the most expensive homes ($689k median).
Lyndeborough has the most homeowners (92.4%).
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 | Portsmouth | Lyndeborough |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,463 |
22,545Highest |
1,616Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5% NH: +4.6% |
+5.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+1.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.2±1.9Lowest 5% below NH |
42.9±2 about the NH average |
50±3.2Highest 15% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±2.7Highest NH: 18.2% |
14%±1.9Lowest NH: 18.2% |
14.9%±5.3 NH: 18.2% |
| Newmarket and Lyndeborough 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% |
21.9%±2.4 NH: 20.1% |
22.6%±1.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Lyndeborough and Portsmouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.7% NH: 40.6% |
64%Highest NH: 40.6% |
40.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9Highest NH: 6% |
3.8%±1.2 NH: 6% |
3.7%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
| Newmarket and Portsmouth 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 |
$106,219±$7k 7% above NH |
$116,964±$17kHighest 18% above NH |
| Lyndeborough and Portsmouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $455,000±$22k 13% above NH |
$688,500±$39kHighest 71% above NH |
$390,900±$26kLowest about the NH average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,671±$69 12% above NH |
$1,869±$111Highest 25% above NH |
$1,482±$457Lowest about the NH average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,734Highest 31% above NH |
$8,018 20% above NH |
$7,133Lowest 7% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.3%±8.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
50.4%±7.2Highest NH: 48.2% |
48.9%±90 NH: 48.2% |
| Portsmouth and Lyndeborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6% NH: 7.2% |
6.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.9% NH: 72.8% |
51.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
92.4%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1959Lowest 20 yrs older than NH |
1981 2 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 6% above NH |
22 minLowest 17% below NH |
39 minHighest 46% above NH |
| Work from home | 17.3%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
21.9%±4Highest NH: 16.8% |
16.7%±3.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Portsmouth 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 | #11 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Newmarket School District | Portsmouth School District | Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District |
| High school in town | Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School | Portsmouth High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
11.4Highest |
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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.