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Eliot vs Hollis vs New London
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 renters (20.2% rent).
Hollis has the most people working from home (29%).
New London has the oldest population (median age 52.8).
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 | Hollis | New London |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,146 |
8,603Highest |
4,433Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 50.8±5.9 31% above U.S. |
49.4±5Lowest 27% above U.S. |
52.8±6.7Highest 36% above U.S. |
| New London and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.3%±3.9 U.S.: 22% |
21%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
12%±3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Hollis and Eliot 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% |
23.3%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
37.5%±5.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| New London 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% |
57.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
65.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.6%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
20.8%±2.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,522±$10kLowest 26% above U.S. |
$168,883±$22kHighest 109% above U.S. |
$107,773±$10k 33% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $498,900±$62kLowest 50% above U.S. |
$675,900±$48kHighest 103% above U.S. |
$554,100±$64k 67% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,948±$471Highest 38% above U.S. |
$1,598±$302 13% above U.S. |
$1,594±$551Lowest 13% above U.S. |
| Eliot and Hollis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,549Lowest 46% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$6,325 103% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.1%±20.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
31.3%±19.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
71.8%±22.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| New London and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
1.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
0.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
91.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1977Lowest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 15% below U.S. |
27 minHighest 3% above U.S. |
25 min 7% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 17.4%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
29%±6.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.7%±7.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #19 of 133 in ME | #8 of 120 in NH | #17 of 120 in NH |
| School district | RSU 35/MSAD 35 | Hollis School District · Hollis-Brookline Cooperative School District | Kearsarge Regional School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Hollis-Brookline High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.8 |
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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.