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Newmarket vs Surry vs Somersworth
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 expensive homes ($455k median).
Surry has grown the fastest since 2010 (+12%).
Somersworth has the youngest population (median age 38.4).
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 | Surry | Somersworth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,463 |
1,052Lowest |
12,111Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5% NH: +4.6% |
+12%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+0.8%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.2±1.9 5% below NH |
44.7±5.1Highest 3% above NH |
38.4±2.7Lowest 11% below NH |
| Surry and Newmarket 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% |
20.8%±6.2Highest NH: 18.2% |
19.9%±4 NH: 18.2% |
| Surry and Somersworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.1%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
23.3%±7Highest NH: 20.1% |
14%±3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Surry 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% |
31.7% NH: 40.6% |
31.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9 NH: 6% |
6.6%±6.6Highest NH: 6% |
4.9%±2Lowest NH: 6% |
| Surry and Newmarket 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 |
$110,125±$25kHighest 11% above NH |
$74,504±$13kLowest 25% below NH |
| Surry and Newmarket 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 |
$331,400±$23k 18% below NH |
$318,400±$23kLowest 21% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,671±$69 12% above NH |
$1,955±$374Highest 31% above NH |
$1,477±$134Lowest about the NH average |
| Surry and Newmarket 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 |
$6,384Lowest 4% below NH |
$6,805 about the NH average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.3%±8.3 NH: 48.2% |
33.3%±74.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
56.3%±14.7Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Somersworth and Newmarket 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% |
3.1%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
11.2%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
91.6%Highest NH: 72.8% |
57.8% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1977 2 yrs older than NH |
1967Lowest 12 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 6% above NH |
22 minLowest 18% below NH |
26 min 3% below NH |
| Work from home | 17.3%±3.3Highest NH: 16.8% |
16%±7.1 NH: 16.8% |
11.7%±3.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Newmarket and Surry 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 | — | #117 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newmarket School District | — | Somersworth School District |
| High school in town | Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School | — | Somersworth High School |
| 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.