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Holderness vs Bellows Falls vs Ashland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Holderness has the highest household income ($108k).
Bellows Falls has the shortest commute (20 min average).
Ashland has the most people working from home (9.9%).
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 | Bellows Falls | Ashland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,917Lowest |
2,891Highest |
2,183 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-12.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-6.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.4±7.4Lowest about the U.S. average |
41.3±6.7 6% above U.S. |
42.3±11.2Highest 9% above U.S. |
| Ashland and Bellows Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±9.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.6%±6.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
21.4%±6.4 U.S.: 22% |
| Bellows Falls and Ashland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31.4%±4.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
23.7%±5.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
25.8%±5.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Holderness and Ashland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
27.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
35.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
8.2%±4.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.7%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bellows Falls and Ashland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,863±$45kHighest 34% above U.S. |
$56,086±$2k 31% below U.S. |
$54,607±$9kLowest 32% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $363,100±$60kHighest 9% above U.S. |
$195,600±$35kLowest 41% below U.S. |
$227,000±$29k 32% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,068±$385Highest 46% above U.S. |
$1,038±$109Lowest 27% below U.S. |
$1,096±$155 22% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,923Lowest 26% above U.S. |
$4,448 43% above U.S. |
$4,961Highest 59% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.5%±21.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
43.9%±16.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
39.1%±14.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Bellows Falls and Ashland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
25.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
21.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
50.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
64.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
20 minLowest 24% below U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 9.4%±4.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
6.9%±5.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.9%±4.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Ashland 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 | — | Ashland School District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.