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Newmarket vs Uxbridge vs Newfields
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newmarket has the most renters (47.1% rent).
Uxbridge has the most kids (19.5% under 18).
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
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 | Uxbridge | Newfields |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,463 |
14,473Highest |
2,023Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.2±1.9Lowest 6% above U.S. |
41.7±2.8 7% above U.S. |
44.1±1.8Highest 13% above U.S. |
| Newfields and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.5%±3.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.9%±1.6 U.S.: 22% |
| Uxbridge and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.1%±2.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
17.1%±2.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Uxbridge 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
38%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
68.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
7.5%±7.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Newfields 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±$13kLowest 25% above U.S. |
$124,725±$7k 54% above U.S. |
$197,885±$15kHighest 145% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $455,000±$22k 37% above U.S. |
$441,100±$25kLowest 33% above U.S. |
$646,400±$34kHighest 94% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,671±$69 18% above U.S. |
$1,555±$265Lowest 10% above U.S. |
$1,875±$323Highest 33% above U.S. |
| Newfields and Newmarket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,734 180% above U.S. |
$5,836Lowest 87% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.3%±8.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
25.6%±5.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
43.3%±40.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Newmarket and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
2.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
79.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
95.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1976Lowest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1991Highest 11 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 7% above U.S. |
37 minHighest 39% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 17.3%±3.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
15.9%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
25.5%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #39 of 120 in NH | #183 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Newmarket School District | Uxbridge | Newfields School District |
| High school in town | Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School | Uxbridge High | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
11.6Highest |
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U.S. 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.