Compare towns
Plaistow vs Newfields vs Brookline
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Plaistow has the most affordable homes ($405k median).
Newfields has the most expensive homes ($646k median).
Brookline has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13%).
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 | Plaistow | Newfields | Brookline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,861Highest |
2,023Lowest |
5,736 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.3% NH: +4.6% |
+13%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±3.7Lowest 7% below NH |
44.1±1.8Highest about the NH average |
41.2±1.5 5% below NH |
| Newfields and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±4.3 NH: 18.2% |
18.9%±1.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
26.7%±4Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Brookline and Plaistow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±3.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
13.6%±0.9 NH: 20.1% |
11.4%±2.1Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Plaistow and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
57.7% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.4Lowest NH: 6% |
7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
6.3%±3.2 NH: 6% |
| Newfields and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,317±$13kLowest 9% above NH |
$197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
$171,046±$4k 73% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $404,500±$32kLowest about the NH average |
$646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
$544,400±$38k 35% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,664±$187Lowest 12% above NH |
$1,875±$323 26% above NH |
$2,500±$1kHighest 68% above NH |
| Brookline and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,194Lowest 8% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.3%±16.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
43.3%±40.8 NH: 48.2% |
23.8%±43.5Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Plaistow and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.5%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2.4% NH: 7.2% |
0.6%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
95.1% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr older than NH |
1991 12 yrs newer than NH |
1993Highest 14 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 7% above NH |
26 minLowest 4% below NH |
33 minHighest 25% above NH |
| Work from home | 13.6%±4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
24.7%±5.8 NH: 16.8% |
| Newfields and Brookline 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 | #66 of 120 in NH | — | #23 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Timberlane Regional School District | Newfields School District | Brookline School District |
| High school in town | Timberlane Regional High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4 |
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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.