What stands out worked out from the figures below

Holderness has the most expensive homes ($363k median).

Canaan has the most people working from home (14.9%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Holderness	Canaan
People
Population	1,917Lowest	3,811Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	-4.9%Lowest NH: +4.6%	-2.9%Highest NH: +4.6%
Median age	39.4±7.4Lowest 9% below NH	44.4±3.7Highest about the NH average
	Canaan and Holderness are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	14.7%±9.3 NH: 18.2%	14.7%±4.6 NH: 18.2%
Age 65+	31.4%±4.6Highest NH: 20.1%	19.1%±4.2Lowest NH: 20.1%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	55.7%Highest NH: 40.6%	28.2%Lowest NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.6%±1.6Lowest NH: 6%	7%±2.5Highest NH: 6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$107,863±$45kHighest 9% above NH	$81,583±$6kLowest 18% below NH
	Holderness and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$363,100±$60kHighest 10% below NH	$254,000±$26kLowest 37% below NH
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$2,068±$385Highest 39% above NH	$1,140±$90Lowest 24% below NH
Property taxmedian, yearly	$3,923Lowest 41% below NH	$5,985Highest 10% below NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	23.5%±21.2Lowest NH: 48.2%	74.4%±25.1Highest NH: 48.2%
Below poverty line	12.1%Lowest NH: 7.2%	13.6%Highest NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	83.7%Highest NH: 72.8%	77.3%Lowest NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year	1981Highest 2 yrs newer than NH	1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	27 minLowest about the NH average	30 minHighest 12% above NH
Work from home	9.4%±4.1Lowest NH: 16.8%	14.9%±6Highest NH: 16.8%
	Canaan and Holderness 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	—	#83 of 120 in NH
School district	Holderness School District	Mascoma Valley Regional School District
High school in town	None in town	Mascoma Valley Regional High School
Students per teacherat that high school	—	10.3
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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.