Compare towns
Holderness vs Barrington vs Dover
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Holderness has the most affordable homes ($363k median).
Barrington has the most kids (23.7% under 18).
Dover has the most renters (47.3% rent).
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 | Holderness | Barrington | Dover |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,917Lowest |
9,489 |
33,364Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+8.7% NH: +4.6% |
+9.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 39.4±7.4Highest 9% below NH |
38.7±2.3 11% below NH |
36.9±1.9Lowest 15% below NH |
| Holderness and Barrington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±9.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
23.7%±4Highest NH: 18.2% |
16.9%±1.8 NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 31.4%±4.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
15.6%±2.7Lowest NH: 20.1% |
16.8%±1.8 NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
42.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
52% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.9 NH: 6% |
6.2%±1.2Highest NH: 6% |
| Dover and Barrington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,863±$45k 9% above NH |
$110,323±$14kHighest 11% above NH |
$94,829±$7kLowest 4% below NH |
| Barrington and Holderness are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $363,100±$60kLowest 10% below NH |
$399,100±$30k about the NH average |
$436,700±$20kHighest 8% above NH |
| Dover and Barrington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,068±$385Highest 39% above NH |
$1,867±$194 25% above NH |
$1,607±$100Lowest 8% above NH |
| Holderness and Barrington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,923Lowest 41% below NH |
$7,121 7% above NH |
$8,249Highest 24% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.5%±21.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
63.1%±25.2Highest NH: 48.2% |
48.6%±6.3 NH: 48.2% |
| Barrington and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
7.1%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.3% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7% NH: 72.8% |
87%Highest NH: 72.8% |
52.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 2 yrs newer than NH |
1987Highest 8 yrs newer than NH |
1976Lowest 3 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the NH average |
30 minHighest 13% above NH |
23 minLowest 15% below NH |
| Work from home | 9.4%±4.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
18.7%±4.1Highest NH: 16.8% |
18.6%±2.5 NH: 16.8% |
| Barrington and Dover 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 | — | #65 of 120 in NH | #64 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Holderness School District | Barrington School District | Dover School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Dover Senior High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.7 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.