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Portsmouth vs Newmarket vs Mont Vernon
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 expensive homes ($689k median).
Newmarket has the most affordable homes ($455k median).
Mont Vernon has the most homeowners (95.9%).
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 | Portsmouth | Newmarket | Mont Vernon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 22,545Highest |
9,463 |
2,636Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.7% NH: +4.6% |
+5.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+7.3%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 42.9±2Highest about the NH average |
41.2±1.9Lowest 5% below NH |
42.9±2.8Highest about the NH average |
| Kids under 18 | 14%±1.9Lowest NH: 18.2% |
15.6%±2.7 NH: 18.2% |
22.1%±3.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Mont Vernon and Newmarket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.9%±2.4Highest NH: 20.1% |
16.1%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
15.6%±3.1Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 64%Highest NH: 40.6% |
49.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
50.8% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.2Lowest NH: 6% |
5.6%±1.9 NH: 6% |
6.1%±2.8Highest NH: 6% |
| Mont Vernon and Newmarket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $106,219±$7k 7% above NH |
$100,845±$13kLowest about the NH average |
$158,036±$19kHighest 60% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $688,500±$39kHighest 71% above NH |
$455,000±$22kLowest 13% above NH |
$526,300±$39k 31% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,869±$111Highest 25% above NH |
$1,671±$69 12% above NH |
$1,104±$185Lowest 26% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,018Lowest 20% above NH |
$8,734 31% above NH |
$9,432Highest 41% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.4%±7.2 NH: 48.2% |
46.3%±8.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
51.4%±80.8Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Mont Vernon 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% |
4.6% NH: 7.2% |
4.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 51.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
52.9% NH: 72.8% |
95.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959Lowest 20 yrs older than NH |
1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1978 1 yr older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 17% below NH |
28 min 6% above NH |
30 minHighest 12% above NH |
| Work from home | 21.9%±4 NH: 16.8% |
17.3%±3.3Lowest NH: 16.8% |
26.6%±6.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Mont Vernon 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 | #39 of 120 in NH | #4 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Portsmouth School District | Newmarket School District | Mont Vernon School District |
| High school in town | Portsmouth High School | Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4Highest |
9.9Lowest |
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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.