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Newport vs Lancaster vs Walpole
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newport has the most renters (33.1% rent).
Lancaster has the most people working from home (11.5%).
Walpole has the most expensive homes ($320k median).
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 | Newport | Lancaster | Walpole |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,375Highest |
3,216Lowest |
3,690 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2% NH: +4.6% |
-8.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
-2.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 46.9±5.2Highest 8% above NH |
45.5±6.9Lowest 5% above NH |
46.5±10.4 7% above NH |
| Newport and Walpole are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.3%±4.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
20.9%±6.1 NH: 18.2% |
22.2%±5.2Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Walpole and Lancaster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24%±4.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
28.4%±5.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
25.5%±5.4 NH: 20.1% |
| Lancaster and Walpole are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
30.1% NH: 40.6% |
32.9%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.1Lowest NH: 6% |
2.9%±2.2 NH: 6% |
4%±2.8Highest NH: 6% |
| Walpole and Lancaster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,341±$12k 19% below NH |
$68,911±$23kLowest 30% below NH |
$82,617±$16kHighest 17% below NH |
| Walpole and Newport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $225,900±$17k 44% below NH |
$215,700±$24kLowest 46% below NH |
$319,800±$48kHighest 21% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,365±$305Highest 8% below NH |
$1,019±$263Lowest 32% below NH |
$1,165±$150 22% below NH |
| Newport and Walpole are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,649 15% below NH |
$4,226Lowest 37% below NH |
$6,078Highest 9% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40%±15.5 NH: 48.2% |
36.1%±17Lowest NH: 48.2% |
51.6%±21.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Walpole and Newport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.8% NH: 7.2% |
16.7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
11.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 66.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
75.1%Highest NH: 72.8% |
69.9% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964 15 yrs older than NH |
1942Lowest 37 yrs older than NH |
1967Highest 12 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest 11% below NH |
23 minLowest 14% below NH |
23 min 13% below NH |
| Work from home | 9.6%±4.1 NH: 16.8% |
11.5%±6.3Highest NH: 16.8% |
7.2%±4.9Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Lancaster and Newport 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 | #119 of 120 in NH | #107 of 120 in NH | #27 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newport School District | White Mountains Regional School District | Fall Mountain Regional School District |
| High school in town | Newport Middle High School (High) | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.8 |
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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.