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Center Harbor vs Springfield vs Holderness
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Center Harbor has the most expensive homes ($464k median).
Springfield has the most people working from home (16.7%).
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 | Springfield | Holderness |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 955Lowest |
1,122 |
1,917Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
-4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-4.9% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 60.4±4.8Highest 39% above NH |
51.4±8.8 19% above NH |
39.4±7.4Lowest 9% below NH |
| Center Harbor and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.9%±5.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
15.1%±8Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.7%±9.3 NH: 18.2% |
| Springfield 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 NH: 20.1% |
19.8%±1.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
31.4%±4.6 NH: 20.1% |
| 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% NH: 40.6% |
36.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
55.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±1.1 NH: 6% |
0%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
2.6%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
| Holderness and Center Harbor 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 5% above NH |
$100,893±$19kLowest about the NH average |
$107,863±$45kHighest 9% above NH |
| 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±$74kHighest 15% above NH |
$384,100±$50k 5% below NH |
$363,100±$60kLowest 10% below NH |
| Center Harbor and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,096±$217Lowest 26% below NH |
$2,068±$385Highest 39% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,667 30% below NH |
$5,946Highest 11% below NH |
$3,923Lowest 41% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 14.3%±59.4Lowest NH: 48.2% |
25.9%±64.8Highest NH: 48.2% |
23.5%±21.2 NH: 48.2% |
| Springfield and Holderness are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
3.4% NH: 7.2% |
12.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91%Highest NH: 72.8% |
90.7% NH: 72.8% |
83.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 3 yrs newer than NH |
1985Highest 6 yrs newer than NH |
1981Lowest 2 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 8% below NH |
34 minHighest 29% above NH |
27 min about the NH average |
| Work from home | 8.9%±5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
16.7%±11.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
9.4%±4.1 NH: 16.8% |
| Springfield and Holderness are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Holderness School District |
| High school 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.