Compare towns
Portsmouth vs Newfields vs Hampton Falls
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).
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
Hampton Falls has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
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 | Newfields | Hampton Falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 22,545Highest |
2,023Lowest |
2,328 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.7% NH: +4.6% |
+5.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+7.5%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 42.9±2Lowest about the NH average |
44.1±1.8 about the NH average |
49.5±7.3Highest 14% above NH |
| Hampton Falls and Newfields 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% |
18.9%±1.6 NH: 18.2% |
19.1%±5.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Hampton Falls and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.9%±2.4 NH: 20.1% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
25%±3.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Hampton Falls and Portsmouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 64% NH: 40.6% |
68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
54.5%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.2Lowest NH: 6% |
7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
3.8%±2.1Lowest NH: 6% |
| Newfields 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 |
$197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
$166,157±$14k 68% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $688,500±$39k 71% above NH |
$646,400±$34kLowest 61% above NH |
$772,600±$76kHighest 92% above NH |
| Hampton Falls and Portsmouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,869±$111 25% above NH |
$1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
$1,852±$475Lowest 24% above NH |
| Newfields and Portsmouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,018Lowest 20% 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 | 50.4%±7.2Highest NH: 48.2% |
43.3%±40.8 NH: 48.2% |
27.2%±22.7Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Portsmouth and Newfields 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% |
2.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
4% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 51.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
86.3% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959Lowest 20 yrs older than NH |
1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1981 2 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 17% below NH |
26 min 4% below NH |
32 minHighest 21% above NH |
| Work from home | 21.9%±4 NH: 16.8% |
25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
21.8%±4.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Newfields 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 | — | — |
| School district | Portsmouth School District | Newfields School District | Hampton Falls School District |
| High school in town | Portsmouth 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.