Compare towns
Newmarket vs Weare vs Lebanon
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).
Weare has the most homeowners (93.5%).
Lebanon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.6%).
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 | Weare | Lebanon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,463 |
9,170Lowest |
14,999Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5% NH: +4.6% |
+3.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+8.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.2±1.9 5% below NH |
45.6±4Highest 5% above NH |
38.9±3.1Lowest 10% below NH |
| Weare and Newmarket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±2.7 NH: 18.2% |
22.4%±4Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.6%±2.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 16.1%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
13.5%±3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
21.4%±2.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Lebanon 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% NH: 40.6% |
41.2%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
57.5%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9 NH: 6% |
4.3%±1.4Lowest NH: 6% |
6.9%±2.6Highest NH: 6% |
| Lebanon 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 |
$118,271±$17kHighest 19% above NH |
$98,147±$10kLowest about the NH average |
| Weare 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 |
$396,300±$26k about the NH average |
$385,400±$29kLowest 4% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,671±$69 12% above NH |
$1,541±$214Lowest 3% above NH |
$1,744±$132Highest 17% above NH |
| Lebanon 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 |
$6,272Lowest 6% below NH |
$8,149 22% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.3%±8.3 NH: 48.2% |
62.2%±24.6Highest NH: 48.2% |
41.9%±7.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Weare 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% |
1.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.9% NH: 72.8% |
93.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
51.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1986Highest 7 yrs newer than NH |
1980Lowest 1 yr newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 6% above NH |
36 minHighest 34% above NH |
14 minLowest 48% below NH |
| Work from home | 17.3%±3.3Lowest NH: 16.8% |
22.8%±4.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
22.8%±4.3Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #39 of 120 in NH | #84 of 120 in NH | #29 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newmarket School District | John Stark Regional School District · Weare School District | Lebanon School District |
| High school in town | Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School | John Stark Regional High School | Lebanon High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
11.4 |
11.7Highest |
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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.