Compare towns
Holderness vs Dover vs Rollinsford vs Mont Vernon
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 most affordable homes ($363k median).
Dover has the most renters (47.3% rent).
Rollinsford has the oldest housing (typical home built 1966).
Mont Vernon has the highest household income ($158k).
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 | Dover | Rollinsford | Mont Vernon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,917Lowest |
33,364Highest |
2,626 |
2,636 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+9.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+2.8% NH: +4.6% |
+7.3% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 39.4±7.4 9% below NH |
36.9±1.9Lowest 15% below NH |
38.8±5.5 10% below NH |
42.9±2.8Highest about the NH average |
| Mont Vernon and Holderness are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±9.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
16.9%±1.8 NH: 18.2% |
17.7%±4.8 NH: 18.2% |
22.1%±3.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Mont Vernon and Rollinsford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 31.4%±4.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
16.8%±1.8 NH: 20.1% |
19.8%±4.9 NH: 20.1% |
15.6%±3.1Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
52% NH: 40.6% |
41.2%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
50.8% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
6.2%±1.2Highest NH: 6% |
2.8%±1.5 NH: 6% |
6.1%±2.8 NH: 6% |
| Dover and Mont Vernon 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 |
$94,829±$7k 4% below NH |
$89,500±$26kLowest 10% below NH |
$158,036±$19kHighest 60% above NH |
| Mont Vernon 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±$60kLowest 10% below NH |
$436,700±$20k 8% above NH |
$398,100±$33k about the NH average |
$526,300±$39kHighest 31% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,068±$385Highest 39% above NH |
$1,607±$100 8% above NH |
$1,809±$394 21% above NH |
$1,104±$185Lowest 26% below NH |
| Holderness and Rollinsford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,923Lowest 41% below NH |
$8,249 24% above NH |
$6,851 about the NH average |
$9,432Highest 41% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.5%±21.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
48.6%±6.3 NH: 48.2% |
40%±26.1 NH: 48.2% |
51.4%±80.8Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Mont Vernon and Dover 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% |
8.3% NH: 7.2% |
4.8% NH: 7.2% |
4.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7% NH: 72.8% |
52.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
78.2% NH: 72.8% |
95.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 2 yrs newer than NH |
1976 3 yrs older than NH |
1966Lowest 13 yrs older than NH |
1978 1 yr older than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the NH average |
23 minLowest 15% below NH |
26 min about the NH average |
30 minHighest 12% above NH |
| Work from home | 9.4%±4.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
18.6%±2.5 NH: 16.8% |
25.9%±8.8 NH: 16.8% |
26.6%±6.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Mont Vernon and Rollinsford 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 | — | #64 of 120 in NH | #94 of 120 in NH | #4 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Holderness School District | Dover School District | Rollinsford School District | Mont Vernon School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Dover Senior High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.7 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.