Compare towns
Hancock vs Holderness vs Rochester
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hancock has the most renters (40.5% rent).
Holderness has the most expensive homes ($363k median).
Rochester has the most people working from home (40.8%).
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 | Hancock | Holderness | Rochester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 435Lowest |
1,917Highest |
1,389 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -4.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 33.8±11.6Lowest 13% below U.S. |
39.4±7.4 about the U.S. average |
53.3±7.6Highest 37% above U.S. |
| Rochester and Holderness are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±5.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.7%±9.3 U.S.: 22% |
10.4%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Hancock and Holderness are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
31.4%±4.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
31.5%±3.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Rochester and Holderness are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
55.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
49% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.6%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
0.4%±0.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Hancock and Holderness are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,250±$34k 6% below U.S. |
$107,863±$45kHighest 34% above U.S. |
$72,676±$8kLowest 10% below U.S. |
| Holderness and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $187,900±$11kLowest 44% below U.S. |
$363,100±$60kHighest 9% above U.S. |
$253,600±$81k 24% below U.S. |
| Holderness and Rochester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $939±$19 34% below U.S. |
$2,068±$385Highest 46% above U.S. |
$929±$158Lowest 34% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,511Lowest 13% above U.S. |
$3,923 26% above U.S. |
$3,977Highest 28% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 3.5%±16.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
23.5%±21.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
62.4%±27.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Rochester and Holderness are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
12.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
18.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
83.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
86.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 8 yrs older than U.S. |
1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1967Lowest 13 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 4% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
27 min 4% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 11.7%±5 U.S.: 15.1% |
9.4%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
40.8%±27.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Rochester and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Holderness School District | Rochester Stockbridge Unified School District #81 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 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.