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Durham vs Hollis vs Durham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hollis has the oldest population (median age 49.4).
Durham has the most renters (46.4% rent).
Durham is a college town. 55.1% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Durham | Hollis | Durham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,080Highest |
8,603Lowest |
10,681 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.8%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+8.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+7.8% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 20.8±0.3 52% below NH |
49.4±5Highest 14% above NH |
20.1±0.2Lowest 54% below NH |
| Kids under 18 | 10.3%±2.1 NH: 18.2% |
21%±4Highest NH: 18.2% |
6.5%±2Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 11.5%±1.6 NH: 20.1% |
23.3%±4.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
7.5%±1.4Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 75.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
57.3%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
75.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 55.1%±3.2 NH: 6% |
3.6%±1.7Lowest NH: 6% |
70.2%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $124,056±$21k 25% above NH |
$168,883±$22kHighest 71% above NH |
$112,070±$25kLowest 13% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $504,300±$41k 25% above NH |
$675,900±$48kHighest 68% above NH |
$498,000±$45kLowest 24% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,429±$143 4% below NH |
$1,598±$302Highest 7% above NH |
$1,302±$211Lowest 13% below NH |
| Hollis and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+ at least 50% above NH |
$10,000+ at least 50% above NH |
$10,000+ at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.4%±16Highest NH: 48.2% |
31.3%±19.5Lowest NH: 48.2% |
55.4%±19.2 NH: 48.2% |
| Durham and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
1.9%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
12.4% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.4% NH: 72.8% |
91.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
53.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 2 yrs newer than NH |
1979 same as NH |
1973Lowest 6 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 min 27% below NH |
27 minHighest about the NH average |
17 minLowest 36% below NH |
| Work from home | 19.4%±3.5 NH: 16.8% |
29%±6.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
15.6%±3.3Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Hollis and Durham 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 | #9 of 120 in NH | #8 of 120 in NH | #9 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Oyster River Coop School District | Hollis School District · Hollis-Brookline Cooperative School District | — |
| High school in town | Oyster River High School | Hollis-Brookline High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.3Highest |
11.8Lowest |
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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.