What stands out worked out from the figures below

Francestown has the most people working from home (27.4%).

Holderness has the shortest commute (27 min average).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Francestown	Holderness
People
Population	1,398Lowest	1,917Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+3.1%Highest NH: +4.6%	-4.9%Lowest NH: +4.6%
Median age	51.2±4.5Highest 18% above NH	39.4±7.4Lowest 9% below NH
	Francestown and Holderness are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	19.8%±4.4Highest NH: 18.2%	14.7%±9.3Lowest NH: 18.2%
	Francestown and Holderness are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	21.7%±2.6Lowest NH: 20.1%	31.4%±4.6Highest NH: 20.1%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	52.9%Lowest NH: 40.6%	55.7%Highest NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.6%±1.1 NH: 6%	2.6%±1.6 NH: 6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$104,063±$16kLowest 5% above NH	$107,863±$45kHighest 9% above NH
	Holderness and Francestown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$408,200±$34kHighest about the NH average	$363,100±$60kLowest 10% below NH
	Francestown and Holderness are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,358±$256Lowest 9% below NH	$2,068±$385Highest 39% above NH
Property taxmedian, yearly	$8,014Highest 20% above NH	$3,923Lowest 41% below NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	66.7%±77Highest NH: 48.2%	23.5%±21.2Lowest NH: 48.2%
	Francestown and Holderness are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	8.2%Lowest NH: 7.2%	12.1%Highest NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	95.3%Highest NH: 72.8%	83.7%Lowest NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year	1981 2 yrs newer than NH	1981 2 yrs newer than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	42 minHighest 57% above NH	27 minLowest about the NH average
Work from home	27.4%±7.7Highest NH: 16.8%	9.4%±4.1Lowest NH: 16.8%
Schools
School district	Contoocook Valley 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

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.