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Center Harbor vs Warner 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 oldest population (median age 60.4).
Warner has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.7%).
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 | Warner | Holderness |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 955Lowest |
2,959Highest |
1,917 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+3.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-4.9% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 60.4±4.8Highest 39% above NH |
43.7±4 about the NH average |
39.4±7.4Lowest 9% below NH |
| Kids under 18 | 11.9%±5.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17.3%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.7%±9.3 NH: 18.2% |
| Warner 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% |
20.4%±3.5Lowest 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% |
42.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
55.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
2.6%±1.6 NH: 6% |
| Warner and Holderness 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 |
$94,022±$18kLowest 5% below NH |
$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 |
$353,100±$22kLowest 12% below NH |
$363,100±$60k 10% below NH |
| Center Harbor and Holderness are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,219±$123Lowest 18% below NH |
$2,068±$385Highest 39% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,667 30% below NH |
$7,650Highest 15% above NH |
$3,923Lowest 41% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 14.3%±59.4Lowest NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
23.5%±21.2 NH: 48.2% |
| Warner 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% |
8.4% NH: 7.2% |
12.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91%Highest NH: 72.8% |
74.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
83.7% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 3 yrs newer than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1981 2 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 8% below NH |
32 minHighest 19% above NH |
27 min about the NH average |
| Work from home | 8.9%±5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
9.4%±4.1 NH: 16.8% |
| Warner and Holderness are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Kearsarge Regional School District | 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 |
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.