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Springfield vs Newfields vs Dorchester
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Springfield has the most renters (9.3% rent).
Newfields has the most expensive homes ($646k median).
Dorchester has the most affordable homes ($140k median).
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 | Springfield | Newfields | Dorchester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,122 |
2,023Highest |
410Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.3%Highest NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 51.4±8.8 19% above NH |
44.1±1.8Lowest about the NH average |
56±10.5Highest 29% above NH |
| Dorchester and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.1%±8 NH: 18.2% |
18.9%±1.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
11.2%±4.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Newfields and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±1.6 NH: 20.1% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
39.8%±15.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.4% NH: 40.6% |
68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
35.8%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
0.5%±3.1 NH: 6% |
| Newfields and Dorchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,893±$19kLowest about the NH average |
$197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
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| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $384,100±$50k 5% below NH |
$646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
$139,600±$133kLowest 65% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,096±$217Lowest 26% below NH |
$1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,946 11% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$3,779Lowest 43% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.9%±64.8 NH: 48.2% |
43.3%±40.8Highest NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Newfields and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.4% NH: 7.2% |
2.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
18.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.3% NH: 72.8% |
96.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 6 yrs newer than NH |
1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1973Lowest 6 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 29% above NH |
26 minLowest 4% below NH |
40 minHighest 50% above NH |
| Work from home | 16.7%±11.6 NH: 16.8% |
25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
12.2%±8.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Newfields and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Newfields School District | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| 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.