Compare towns
Holderness vs Bridgewater vs Rollinsford
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 highest household income ($108k).
Bridgewater has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.1%).
Rollinsford has the most people working from home (25.9%).
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 | Bridgewater | Rollinsford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,917 |
1,169Lowest |
2,626Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+7.1%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+2.8% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 39.4±7.4 9% below NH |
58.3±6.3Highest 35% above NH |
38.8±5.5Lowest 10% below NH |
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±9.3 NH: 18.2% |
10.8%±3.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17.7%±4.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Rollinsford and Holderness are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31.4%±4.6 NH: 20.1% |
33.1%±1.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
19.8%±4.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bridgewater and Holderness 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% |
41.2% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.6 NH: 6% |
1.3%±1.2Lowest NH: 6% |
2.8%±1.5Highest NH: 6% |
| Rollinsford and Holderness 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 |
$89,500±$26k 10% below NH |
| Holderness and Rollinsford 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±$65kHighest about the NH average |
$398,100±$33k about the NH average |
| Bridgewater and Rollinsford 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 |
$1,809±$394 21% above NH |
| Holderness and Rollinsford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,923 41% below NH |
$2,823Lowest 58% below NH |
$6,851Highest about the NH average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.5%±21.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
32.1%±13.6 NH: 48.2% |
40%±26.1Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Rollinsford and Bridgewater 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% |
4.8%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
79.7% NH: 72.8% |
78.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 2 yrs newer than NH |
1979 same as NH |
1966Lowest 13 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the NH average |
30 minHighest 13% above NH |
26 minLowest about the NH average |
| Work from home | 9.4%±4.1 NH: 16.8% |
8%±3.3Lowest NH: 16.8% |
25.9%±8.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #94 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Holderness School District | Newfound Area School District | Rollinsford School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.