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Hillsborough vs Holderness vs Rumney
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hillsborough has the most affordable homes ($272k median).
Holderness has the highest household income ($108k).
Rumney has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.2%).
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 | Hillsborough | Holderness | Rumney |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,980Highest |
1,917 |
1,458Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.2% NH: +4.6% |
-4.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+1.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 40.9±4.6 6% below NH |
39.4±7.4Lowest 9% below NH |
44.5±2.3Highest about the NH average |
| Rumney and Hillsborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.4%±4.6 NH: 18.2% |
14.7%±9.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
18.7%±4.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Rumney and Hillsborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.4%±3.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
31.4%±4.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
24.1%±3.7 NH: 20.1% |
| Holderness and Rumney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
55.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
41.9% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
2.6%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
4.9%±2.3Highest NH: 6% |
| Rumney and Hillsborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,495±$12k 15% below NH |
$107,863±$45kHighest 9% above NH |
$79,444±$21kLowest 20% below NH |
| Holderness and Hillsborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $272,300±$16kLowest 32% below NH |
$363,100±$60kHighest 10% below NH |
$309,800±$37k 23% below NH |
| Holderness and Rumney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,198±$390 20% below NH |
$2,068±$385Highest 39% above NH |
$1,064±$100Lowest 29% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,815Highest 13% below NH |
$3,923Lowest 41% below NH |
$4,716 29% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.7%±23.1Highest NH: 48.2% |
23.5%±21.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
48.1%±21.3 NH: 48.2% |
| Hillsborough and Rumney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
12.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
10.4% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
83.7% NH: 72.8% |
77.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 5 yrs older than NH |
1981Highest 2 yrs newer than NH |
1976 3 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 41 minHighest 54% above NH |
27 minLowest about the NH average |
33 min 22% above NH |
| Work from home | 14%±5.2 NH: 16.8% |
9.4%±4.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
14.4%±7Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Rumney and Hillsborough 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 | #97 of 120 in NH | — | — |
| School district | Hillsboro-Deering Cooperative School District | Holderness School District | Rumney School District |
| High school in town | Hillsboro-Deering High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.5 |
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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.