Compare towns
Holderness vs Bridgewater vs Center Harbor
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 youngest population (median age 39.4).
Bridgewater has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.1%).
Center Harbor has the most expensive homes ($464k 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 | Holderness | Bridgewater | Center Harbor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,917Highest |
1,169 |
955Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.9% NH: +4.6% |
+7.1%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-5.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 39.4±7.4Lowest 9% below NH |
58.3±6.3 35% above NH |
60.4±4.8Highest 39% above NH |
| Center Harbor and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±9.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
10.8%±3.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
11.9%±5.4 NH: 18.2% |
| Holderness and Center Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31.4%±4.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
33.1%±1.8 NH: 20.1% |
39.5%±13.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Center Harbor and Bridgewater 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 NH: 40.6% |
32.8%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
47.1% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
1.3%±1.2 NH: 6% |
0.9%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
| Holderness and Bridgewater 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 9% above NH |
$82,361±$9kLowest 17% below NH |
$104,313±$16k 5% above NH |
| Holderness and Center Harbor 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 |
$398,600±$65k about the NH average |
$463,800±$74kHighest 15% above NH |
| Center Harbor and Bridgewater 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 |
$1,125±$201Lowest 25% below NH |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,923 41% below NH |
$2,823Lowest 58% below NH |
$4,667Highest 30% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.5%±21.2 NH: 48.2% |
32.1%±13.6Highest NH: 48.2% |
14.3%±59.4Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Bridgewater and Holderness 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% |
11.9% NH: 7.2% |
2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7% NH: 72.8% |
79.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
91%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 2 yrs newer than NH |
1979Lowest same as NH |
1982Highest 3 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the NH average |
30 minHighest 13% above NH |
25 minLowest 8% below NH |
| Work from home | 9.4%±4.1Highest NH: 16.8% |
8%±3.3Lowest NH: 16.8% |
8.9%±5 NH: 16.8% |
| Holderness and Center Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Holderness School District | Newfound Area School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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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.