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Newmarket vs Sullivan vs Lee
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).
Lee has the most people working from home (27.6%).
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 | Lee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,463Highest |
687Lowest |
4,576 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-2.8%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+4.4% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.2±1.9Lowest 5% below NH |
46.6±6.5Highest 8% above NH |
42.9±1.9 about the NH average |
| Sullivan and Lee 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% |
21.9%±5.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Lee 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% |
22.6%±6.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Lee 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% |
50.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9Highest NH: 6% |
3.9%±2.6Lowest NH: 6% |
5.4%±2.6 NH: 6% |
| Newmarket and Lee 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 |
$131,579±$54kHighest 33% above NH |
| Lee and Sullivan 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 |
$236,500±$29kLowest 41% below NH |
$480,600±$61kHighest 19% above NH |
| Lee and Newmarket 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 |
$1,225±$275Lowest 18% below NH |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,734 31% above NH |
$5,099Lowest 24% below NH |
$9,661Highest 45% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.3%±8.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
40%±84.5 NH: 48.2% |
38.3%±53.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Newmarket and Sullivan 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% |
2.6%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
93.6% NH: 72.8% |
95.8%Highest 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 |
28 minLowest about the NH average |
| Work from home | 17.3%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
4.2%±2.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
27.6%±8.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Lee 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 | — | #3 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newmarket School District | — | Oyster River Coop 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.