Compare towns
Newport vs Springfield vs Northfield
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 affordable homes ($226k median).
Springfield has the most people working from home (16.7%).
Northfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.9%).
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 | Springfield | Northfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,375Highest |
1,122Lowest |
4,971 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2% NH: +4.6% |
-4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+0.9%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 46.9±5.2 8% above NH |
51.4±8.8Highest 19% above NH |
42.6±5.1Lowest about the NH average |
| Springfield and Newport 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% |
15.1%±8 NH: 18.2% |
20.3%±4.9Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Northfield and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24%±4.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
19.8%±1.6 NH: 20.1% |
17.2%±3.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Newport and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.1% NH: 40.6% |
36.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
23.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.1 NH: 6% |
0%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
5.1%±2.5Highest NH: 6% |
| Northfield and Newport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,341±$12kLowest 19% below NH |
$100,893±$19kHighest about the NH average |
$92,917±$15k 6% below NH |
| Springfield and Northfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $225,900±$17kLowest 44% below NH |
$384,100±$50kHighest 5% below NH |
$288,500±$33k 28% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,365±$305Highest 8% below NH |
$1,096±$217 26% below NH |
$1,076±$182Lowest 28% below NH |
| Newport and Springfield 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 |
$5,946Highest 11% below NH |
$5,097Lowest 24% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40%±15.5Highest NH: 48.2% |
25.9%±64.8 NH: 48.2% |
24.1%±14.1Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Newport and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.1% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 66.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
90.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
71.6% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 15 yrs older than NH |
1985Highest 6 yrs newer than NH |
1979 same as NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 11% below NH |
34 minHighest 29% above NH |
26 min 4% below NH |
| Work from home | 9.6%±4.1 NH: 16.8% |
16.7%±11.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
6.9%±3.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Springfield 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 | — | #109 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newport School District | — | Winnisquam Regional School District |
| High school in town | Newport Middle High School (High) | — | 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.