Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Newmarket grades A− overall, 37th of 125 graded towns in New Hampshire. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 94% of the country. Crime is low: it reports less per resident than 91% of U.S. towns and the median household earns $101K. The catch is cost: homes are expensive, about $563K for a typical one and 4.9 times the Boston metro’s $116K median household income. History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 96% of U.S. towns, with 2 places on the National Register. 26% of the land in Newmarket is conserved, above both New Hampshire’s towns (18%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Its National Register listings include Newmarket Industrial and Commercial Historic District and Stone School. Only 5 of the 126 New Hampshire towns we compare have a lower share of households owning their home than Newmarket.
Where Newmarket beats most towns.
Census counts: 1,137 in 1790, 9,430 in 2020. The archive holds 27 old photos and papers going back to 1841 and 5 maps from 1916 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Hampshire), ordered by how far Newmarket is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Newmarket. Close and well known come first.
21 mi Ancient siteAmerica's Stonehenge
25 mi Theme parkCanobie Lake Park
10 mi MuseumStrawbery Banke
19 mi LighthouseCape Neddick Light
38 mi MuseumPeabody Essex Museum
12 mi LandmarkFort William and MaryAmerica's Stonehenge: User:Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Canobie Lake Park: Alex1961, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Strawbery Banke: Ken Gallager (Ken Gallager from en.wikipedia), Public domain · Cape Neddick Light: Stefan Hillebrand, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Peabody Essex Museum: Fletcher6, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort William and Mary: AlexiusHoratius, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Newmarket, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 19, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Newmarket.
Newmarket is safe by national standards but not by New Hampshire’s and has a shorter frost-free season than most of the country, though not than most of New Hampshire; it also trails Durham and its other neighbors on schools.
10% of Newmarket adults report frequent physical distress, below both the New Hampshire town median (12%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%). 7.8% of Newmarket adults have diabetes. Newmarket beats the New Hampshire average on 11 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| Newmarket | New Hampshire towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 12% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 7.8% | 9.5% | 12% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 20% | 25% |
| What stands out | Newmarket | NH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 4.6% | 6% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2.4% | 3.1% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 73.1% | 76.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Each of its 5 graded neighbors has a higher School Grade than its B, Durham highest at A.
Its public schools are run by the Newmarket School District. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newmarket Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 474 | B− |
| Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 274 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NH on state tests and graduation
At 5.4 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 72% of New Hampshire’s graded towns. Violent crime is rare: 2 reported in 2025, 0.2 per 1,000 residents.
Newmarket’s violent crime rate is 0.2 per 1,000 residents.
| Newmarket | New Hampshire towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.2 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.1 per 1,000 residents | 4.5 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
13 miles of trail in 21 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Tuttle Swamp Wildlife Management Area, at 235 acres. The trail density in Newmarket is 0.9 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lubberland Creek Preserve | 1.5 mi | 216 |
| 2. Wiggin Farm Conservation Area | 0.8 mi | 149 |
| 3. Follet's Brook Wildlife Sanctuary | 0.8 mi | 55 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Newmarket has 1,469 jobs for its 5,416 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Newmarket for work: only 6% work in town. Since 2013, Newmarket has added 305 jobs, to 1,469 in 2023. 4.6% of residents live below the poverty line in Newmarket.
| Newmarket | New Hampshire towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 17% | 16% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 4.6% | 6.8% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $101,000 | $103,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The Greenland weather station, 7 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 157 days: shorter than most of the country, but longer than 82% of New Hampshire places with climate records.
Newmarket has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 81°, January nights drop to 16° and about 65 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 67% of U.S. communities. Since 1987, 34 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Newmarket.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the New Hampshire average. Newmarket has grown 2.4% since 2020, to 9,647 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 50% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 41% across New Hampshire.
| Newmarket | New Hampshire towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 50% | 39% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 16% | 18% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 20% | 18% |
| Median age | 41.2 years | 45 years | 40.5 years |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.6 points. Across New Hampshire, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Newmarket | NH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.4% | 9.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.2% | 8.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.5% | 8.7% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 18.3% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 16% | 12.4% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.5% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.9% | 15.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10% | 12.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.2% | 7.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.4% | 5.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 16.4% | 26.8% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.3% | 17.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.2% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 31.6% | 24.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 18.2% | 16.1% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Typical home values rose 5.1% in the year to September 2026.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
2 within 15 miles of the center of Newmarket
About 6 of every 100 Newmarket residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Hampshire.
Where Newmarket’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
2 places in Newmarket on the National Register of Historic Places.
7 notable people were born in Newmarket.
Place in New Hampshire, United States
Newmarket is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 9,430 at the 2020 census. Some residents are students and employees at the nearby University of New Hampshire in Durham. The densely settled center of town, where 5,797 people resided at the 2020 census, is defined as the Newmarket census-designated place and is located at the junction of New Hampshire routes 108 and 152, along the Lamprey River.
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5 towns share a border with Newmarket.
All 4 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its A−; Greenland (A) is closest.
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Newmarket grades A− overall, better than 81% of U.S. towns and #37 of 125 in New Hampshire. It grades A for health, A for safety and B for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
7 notable people were born here, including Tom Gunning and Caroline Marshall Woodward.
