Compare towns
Portsmouth vs Wilmot vs Newfields
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).
Wilmot has the most affordable homes ($400k median).
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
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 | Wilmot | Newfields |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 22,545Highest |
1,487Lowest |
2,023 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+3.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.3% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 42.9±2Lowest about the NH average |
53±2.4Highest 22% above NH |
44.1±1.8 about the NH average |
| Kids under 18 | 14%±1.9Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17.1%±3.2 NH: 18.2% |
18.9%±1.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Newfields and Wilmot 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% |
24.3%±4.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Wilmot 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% |
58.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.2 NH: 6% |
3%±3.4Lowest NH: 6% |
7.5%±7.2Highest 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 |
$117,759±$15k 19% above NH |
$197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $688,500±$39kHighest 71% above NH |
$399,600±$43kLowest about the NH average |
$646,400±$34k 61% above NH |
| Portsmouth and Newfields 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 |
$1,125±$289Lowest 25% below NH |
$1,875±$323Highest 26% 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 | $8,018 20% above NH |
$6,651Lowest about the NH average |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.4%±7.2Highest NH: 48.2% |
41.1%±41.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
43.3%±40.8 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% |
2.3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
2.4% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 51.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
83.4% NH: 72.8% |
95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959Lowest 20 yrs older than NH |
1988 9 yrs newer than NH |
1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 17% below NH |
33 minHighest 22% above NH |
26 min 4% below NH |
| Work from home | 21.9%±4 NH: 16.8% |
18.9%±3.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
25.5%±3.7Highest 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 |
| High school in town | Portsmouth High School | — | 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.