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Greenville vs Holderness
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Greenville has the most affordable homes ($106k median).
Holderness has the most expensive homes ($363k median).
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 | Greenville | Holderness |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,084Highest |
1,917Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
-4.9%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 45.7±5.2Highest 6% above NH |
39.4±7.4Lowest 9% below NH |
| Greenville and Holderness are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±5.2Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.7%±9.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Greenville and Holderness are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 18.6%±6.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
31.4%±4.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14.5%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
55.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.4Highest NH: 6% |
2.6%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
| Greenville and Holderness are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $71,875±$31kLowest 27% below NH |
$107,863±$45kHighest 9% above NH |
| Holderness and Greenville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $106,000±$23kLowest 74% below NH |
$363,100±$60kHighest 10% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,110±$91Lowest 26% below NH |
$2,068±$385Highest 39% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,577Lowest 76% below NH |
$3,923Highest 41% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 79%±27.1Highest NH: 48.2% |
23.5%±21.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Below poverty line | 13.7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
12.1%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.3%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
83.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 5 yrs older than NH |
1981Highest 2 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 19% above NH |
27 minLowest about the NH average |
| Work from home | 13.8%±6Highest NH: 16.8% |
9.4%±4.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Greenville and Holderness are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | — | Holderness School District |
| High school 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.

