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Durham vs Hollis vs New London
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Durham has the youngest population (median age 20.8).
Hollis has the most kids (21% under 18).
New London has the oldest population (median age 52.8).
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 | New London |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,080Highest |
8,603 |
4,433Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.8% NH: +4.6% |
+8.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+0.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 20.8±0.3Lowest 52% below NH |
49.4±5 14% above NH |
52.8±6.7Highest 22% above NH |
| New London and Hollis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10.3%±2.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
21%±4Highest NH: 18.2% |
12%±3 NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 11.5%±1.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
23.3%±4.7 NH: 20.1% |
37.5%±5.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 75.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
57.3%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
65.6% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 55.1%±3.2Highest NH: 6% |
3.6%±1.7Lowest NH: 6% |
20.8%±2.1 NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $124,056±$21k 25% above NH |
$168,883±$22kHighest 71% above NH |
$107,773±$10kLowest 9% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $504,300±$41kLowest 25% above NH |
$675,900±$48kHighest 68% above NH |
$554,100±$64k 38% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,429±$143Lowest 4% below NH |
$1,598±$302Highest 7% above NH |
$1,594±$551 7% above NH |
| Hollis and New London are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$6,325Lowest 5% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.4%±16 NH: 48.2% |
31.3%±19.5Lowest NH: 48.2% |
71.8%±22.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
| New London 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% NH: 7.2% |
0.9%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.4%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
91.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
90.8% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 2 yrs newer than NH |
1979 same as NH |
1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 27% below NH |
27 minHighest about the NH average |
25 min 8% below NH |
| Work from home | 19.4%±3.5 NH: 16.8% |
29%±6.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
14.7%±7.6Lowest 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 | #17 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Oyster River Coop School District | Hollis School District · Hollis-Brookline Cooperative School District | Kearsarge Regional School District |
| High school in town | Oyster River High School | Hollis-Brookline High School | None in town |
| 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.