A town of 2,023, settled in 1849. A typical home worth about $870K.
The 3 things Newfields does most differently from other towns.
Where Newfields’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
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The typical Newfields home is worth about $870,000, about the same as a year ago, 68% above the New Hampshire typical home.
Newfields reports less crime per resident than 98% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Newfields beats the New Hampshire average on 20 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
| What stands out | Newfields | NH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 3.5% | 8.9% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.2% | 6.8% |
18 miles of trails across 6 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Piscassic Greenway | 3 mi | 325 |
| 2. George F. Smith Woodlot | 1.6 mi | 80 |
| 3. Piscassic River Wildlife Management Area | 1.2 mi | 352 |
The public schools Newfields’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 76% of New Hampshire’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newfields Elementary School | K–5 | 115 | B− |
Most working residents leave Newfields for work: only 6% work in town. The top destinations are Portsmouth (16%), Exeter (12%) and Manchester (4%). Half commute less than 10 miles.
Newfields has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 15°, and about 57 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 33% of U.S. communities.
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Place in New Hampshire, United States
Newfields is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,769 at the 2020 census. The primary village in town, where 378 people resided at the 2020 census, is defined as the Newfields census-designated place (CDP) and is located along New Hampshire Route 85 and the Squamscott River. It is a quaint village of handsome old houses. Newfields is one of New Hampshire's wealthiest towns, with a median household income of $154,375 for the period 2015–19.
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3 towns share a border with Newfields.