Compare towns
Holderness vs Concord vs Plainfield 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
Concord has the most renters (43.2% rent).
Plainfield has the most kids (23.4% under 18).
Center Harbor has the oldest population (median age 60.4).
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 | Concord | Plainfield | Center Harbor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,917 |
44,375Highest |
2,522 |
955Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.9% NH: +4.6% |
+3% NH: +4.6% |
+4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-5.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 39.4±7.4 9% below NH |
40.7±1.3 6% below NH |
38.9±6.5Lowest 10% below NH |
60.4±4.8Highest 39% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±9.3 NH: 18.2% |
17.2%±1.3 NH: 18.2% |
23.4%±5.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
11.9%±5.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Plainfield and Concord 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% |
18.7%±1.5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
19.8%±4.5 NH: 20.1% |
39.5%±13.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Center Harbor 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% |
42.3%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
46.7% NH: 40.6% |
47.1% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.6 NH: 6% |
6%±0.8Highest NH: 6% |
4.8%±2.3 NH: 6% |
0.9%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
| Concord and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $107,863±$45k 9% above NH |
$84,902±$5kLowest 14% below NH |
$122,656±$13kHighest 24% above NH |
$104,313±$16k 5% above NH |
| Plainfield and Holderness are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $363,100±$60k 10% below NH |
$350,900±$13kLowest 13% below NH |
$442,400±$47k 10% above NH |
$463,800±$74kHighest 15% above NH |
| Center Harbor and Plainfield 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 |
$1,441±$43Lowest 3% below NH |
$1,674±$181 12% above NH |
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| Holderness and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,923Lowest 41% below NH |
$7,227 8% above NH |
$7,904Highest 19% above NH |
$4,667 30% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.5%±21.2 NH: 48.2% |
44.1%±5.2Highest NH: 48.2% |
31.8%±23.1 NH: 48.2% |
14.3%±59.4Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Concord and Plainfield 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% |
8.9% NH: 7.2% |
5.2% NH: 7.2% |
2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7% NH: 72.8% |
56.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
87.3% NH: 72.8% |
91%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 2 yrs newer than NH |
1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
1977 2 yrs older than NH |
1982Highest 3 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the NH average |
23 min 14% below NH |
22 minLowest 18% below NH |
25 min 8% below NH |
| Work from home | 9.4%±4.1 NH: 16.8% |
14.1%±1.8 NH: 16.8% |
18.1%±8.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
8.9%±5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Plainfield and Concord 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 | — | #89 of 120 in NH | #19 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Holderness School District | Concord School District · Merrimack Valley School District | Plainfield School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Concord High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.0 |
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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.