Compare towns
Seabrook vs Dorchester 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
Seabrook has the most renters (31.8% rent).
Dorchester has the most affordable homes ($140k median).
Newfields has the most people working from home (25.5%).
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 | Seabrook | Dorchester | Newfields |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,427Highest |
410Lowest |
2,023 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
— | +5.3%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 54±1.9 25% above NH |
56±10.5Highest 29% above NH |
44.1±1.8Lowest about the NH average |
| Dorchester and Seabrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.8%±3.1 NH: 18.2% |
11.2%±4.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
18.9%±1.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Newfields and Seabrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31.5%±5 NH: 20.1% |
39.8%±15.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Dorchester and Seabrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.5%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
35.8% NH: 40.6% |
68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±1.3 NH: 6% |
0.5%±3.1Lowest NH: 6% |
7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
| Newfields and Seabrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,349±$15kLowest 15% below NH |
— | $197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $443,500±$40k 10% above NH |
$139,600±$133kLowest 65% below NH |
$646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,542±$174Lowest 3% above NH |
— | $1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
| Newfields and Seabrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,785 13% below NH |
$3,779Lowest 43% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.4%±10Highest NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
43.3%±40.8 NH: 48.2% |
| Seabrook and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.1% NH: 7.2% |
18.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 68.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
96.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
95.3% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 7 yrs newer than NH |
1973Lowest 6 yrs older than NH |
1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 22% below NH |
40 minHighest 50% above NH |
26 min 4% below NH |
| Work from home | 10.5%±3.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
12.2%±8.8 NH: 16.8% |
25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #114 of 120 in NH | — | — |
| School district | Seabrook School District | — | Newfields School District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.