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Holderness vs Brookfield 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).
Brookfield has the most people working from home (27.3%).
Ashland has the most affordable homes ($227k 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 | Brookfield | Ashland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,917 |
1,486Lowest |
2,183Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-6.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.4±7.4Lowest about the U.S. average |
47±5.9Highest 21% above U.S. |
42.3±11.2 9% above U.S. |
| Brookfield and Ashland 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% |
18.8%±4.1 U.S.: 22% |
21.4%±6.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Ashland and Brookfield 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% |
29.7%±6.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
25.8%±5.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Holderness and Brookfield 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% |
45.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
35.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.2%±2.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.7%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Brookfield 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. |
$98,500±$23k 22% above U.S. |
$54,607±$9kLowest 32% below U.S. |
| Holderness and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $363,100±$60kHighest 9% above U.S. |
$339,300±$15k about the U.S. average |
$227,000±$29kLowest 32% below U.S. |
| Holderness and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,068±$385Highest 46% above U.S. |
$975±$306Lowest 31% below U.S. |
$1,096±$155 22% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,923Lowest 26% above U.S. |
$4,560 46% above U.S. |
$4,961Highest 59% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.5%±21.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
30.4%±27.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
39.1%±14.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Ashland and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
6.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
21.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
87.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
64.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1975Lowest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the U.S. average |
37 minHighest 38% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 9.4%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
27.3%±10.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.9%±4.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | Holderness School District | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | Ashland School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 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.