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Eliot vs Holderness vs Plymouth
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Eliot has the most people working from home (17.4%).
Holderness has the highest household income ($108k).
Plymouth has the youngest population (median age 22.8).
Plymouth is a college town. 42.5% 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 | Eliot | Holderness | Plymouth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,146Highest |
1,917Lowest |
4,969 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-4.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 50.8±5.9Highest 31% above U.S. |
39.4±7.4 about the U.S. average |
22.8±0.9Lowest 41% below U.S. |
| Eliot and Holderness are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.3%±3.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.7%±9.3 U.S.: 22% |
13.3%±4.1Lowest 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+ | 27.8%±6.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
31.4%±4.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
9.4%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Holderness and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
55.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
63.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.6%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
42.5%±2.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,522±$10k 26% above U.S. |
$107,863±$45kHighest 34% above U.S. |
$89,500±$32kLowest 11% above U.S. |
| Holderness and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $498,900±$62kHighest 50% above U.S. |
$363,100±$60k 9% above U.S. |
$294,400±$28kLowest 12% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,948±$471 38% above U.S. |
$2,068±$385Highest 46% above U.S. |
$1,296±$295Lowest 8% below 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 | $4,549 46% above U.S. |
$3,923Lowest 26% above U.S. |
$6,483Highest 108% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.1%±20.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
23.5%±21.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
31.8%±10.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Eliot and Plymouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
12.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
17%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
83.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
50.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 15% below U.S. |
27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
16 minLowest 38% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 17.4%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.4%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.5%±4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Eliot and Plymouth 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 | — | #47 of 120 in NH |
| 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.