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Newmarket vs Sullivan vs Greenland
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).
Sullivan has the most affordable homes ($237k median).
Greenland has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14.6%).
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 | Sullivan | Greenland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,463Highest |
687Lowest |
4,106 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5% NH: +4.6% |
-2.8%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+14.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.2±1.9Lowest 5% below NH |
46.6±6.5 8% above NH |
48.4±7.7Highest 12% above NH |
| Greenland and Sullivan 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% |
16.3%±5 NH: 18.2% |
19.8%±5.2Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Greenland and Sullivan 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% |
20.5%±3.6 NH: 20.1% |
28.9%±5Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Greenland and Sullivan 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% |
28.5%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
59.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9Highest NH: 6% |
3.9%±2.6 NH: 6% |
2.3%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
| Newmarket and Sullivan 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 |
$106,667±$20k 8% above NH |
$162,837±$11kHighest 64% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $455,000±$22k 13% above NH |
$236,500±$29kLowest 41% below NH |
$662,800±$42kHighest 65% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,671±$69 12% above NH |
$1,225±$275Lowest 18% below NH |
$2,331±$363Highest 56% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,734Highest 31% above NH |
$5,099Lowest 24% below NH |
$7,420 11% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.3%±8.3 NH: 48.2% |
40%±84.5Lowest NH: 48.2% |
77.3%±44.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
| 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 NH: 7.2% |
4.1% NH: 7.2% |
0.5%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
93.6%Highest NH: 72.8% |
93.3% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1979Lowest same as NH |
1987Highest 8 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 6% above NH |
32 minHighest 20% above NH |
21 minLowest 23% below NH |
| Work from home | 17.3%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
4.2%±2.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
32.2%±7.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
| 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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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.