Compare towns
Portsmouth vs New Ipswich vs Hopkinton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Portsmouth has the most renters (48.1% rent).
New Ipswich has the most kids (29.9% under 18).
Hopkinton has the highest household income ($137k).
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 | Portsmouth | New Ipswich | Hopkinton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 22,545Highest |
5,310Lowest |
6,037 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.7% NH: +4.6% |
+2.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.8%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 42.9±2 about the NH average |
36.9±2.4Lowest 15% below NH |
45±2.8Highest 4% above NH |
| Hopkinton and Portsmouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14%±1.9Lowest NH: 18.2% |
29.9%±5.7Highest NH: 18.2% |
18.8%±4.1 NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 21.9%±2.4Highest NH: 20.1% |
12.3%±3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
19.9%±4.2 NH: 20.1% |
| Portsmouth and Hopkinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 64%Highest NH: 40.6% |
32.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
58.2% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.2 NH: 6% |
2.6%±1.4Lowest NH: 6% |
7.9%±4.4Highest NH: 6% |
| Hopkinton and Portsmouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $106,219±$7kLowest 7% above NH |
$110,507±$9k 12% above NH |
$137,477±$21kHighest 39% above NH |
| Hopkinton and New Ipswich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $688,500±$39kHighest 71% above NH |
$392,400±$31kLowest about the NH average |
$506,900±$54k 26% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,869±$111Highest 25% above NH |
$882±$469Lowest 41% below NH |
$1,270±$129 15% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,018 20% above NH |
$5,647Lowest 15% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.4%±7.2 NH: 48.2% |
61.7%±41.5Highest NH: 48.2% |
42.4%±6Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| New Ipswich and Portsmouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
1.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
6.5% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 51.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
82.7% NH: 72.8% |
87.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959Lowest 20 yrs older than NH |
1986Highest 7 yrs newer than NH |
1968 11 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 17% below NH |
33 minHighest 22% above NH |
22 minLowest 17% below NH |
| Work from home | 21.9%±4 NH: 16.8% |
12%±4.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
23.8%±8.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Hopkinton and Portsmouth 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 | #11 of 120 in NH | #82 of 120 in NH | #28 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Portsmouth School District | Mascenic Regional School District | Hopkinton School District |
| High school in town | Portsmouth High School | Mascenic Regional High School | Hopkinton High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4Lowest |
11.7 |
12.0Highest |
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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.