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Center Harbor vs Eliot vs Holderness
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Center Harbor has the oldest population (median age 60.4).
Eliot has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.3%).
Holderness has the youngest population (median age 39.4).
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 | Center Harbor | Eliot | Holderness |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 955Lowest |
7,146Highest |
1,917 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-4.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 60.4±4.8Highest 55% above U.S. |
50.8±5.9 31% above U.S. |
39.4±7.4Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Center Harbor and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.9%±5.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
16.3%±3.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.7%±9.3 U.S.: 22% |
| Eliot and Holderness are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 39.5%±13.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
27.8%±6.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
31.4%±4.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Center Harbor and Holderness are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
43.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
55.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.6%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Holderness and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,313±$16k 29% above U.S. |
$101,522±$10kLowest 26% above U.S. |
$107,863±$45kHighest 34% above U.S. |
| Holderness and Center Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $463,800±$74k 39% above U.S. |
$498,900±$62kHighest 50% above U.S. |
$363,100±$60kLowest 9% above U.S. |
| Eliot and Center Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,948±$471Lowest 38% above U.S. |
$2,068±$385Highest 46% above U.S. |
| Holderness and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,667Highest 50% above U.S. |
$4,549 46% above U.S. |
$3,923Lowest 26% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 14.3%±59.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
55.1%±20.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
23.5%±21.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Eliot and Holderness are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
12.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
79.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
83.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1979Lowest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1981 1 yr newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 7% below U.S. |
23 minLowest 15% below U.S. |
27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 8.9%±5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.4%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.4%±4.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Eliot and Holderness 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 | — | #19 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 35/MSAD 35 | Holderness 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 |
U.S. 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.