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Holderness vs Exeter vs Greenland
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).
Exeter has the most renters (30.9% rent).
Greenland has the most people working from home (32.2%).
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 | Exeter | Greenland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,917Lowest |
16,151Highest |
4,106 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+12.2% NH: +4.6% |
+14.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 39.4±7.4Lowest 9% below NH |
45.8±2.3 6% above NH |
48.4±7.7Highest 12% above NH |
| Greenland and Exeter 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% |
17%±2.7 NH: 18.2% |
19.8%±5.2Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Greenland and Exeter 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% |
24.4%±2.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
28.9%±5 NH: 20.1% |
| Holderness and Greenland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
59.2% NH: 40.6% |
59.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.6 NH: 6% |
6.1%±1.8Highest NH: 6% |
2.3%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,863±$45kLowest 9% above NH |
$110,346±$13k 11% above NH |
$162,837±$11kHighest 64% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $363,100±$60kLowest 10% below NH |
$456,600±$21k 13% above NH |
$662,800±$42kHighest 65% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,068±$385 39% above NH |
$1,856±$223Lowest 24% above NH |
$2,331±$363Highest 56% above NH |
| Greenland and Holderness 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 |
$8,814Highest 32% above NH |
$7,420 11% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.5%±21.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
59%±11.3 NH: 48.2% |
77.3%±44.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Greenland and Exeter 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% |
4.7% NH: 7.2% |
0.5%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7% NH: 72.8% |
69.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
93.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 2 yrs newer than NH |
1979Lowest same as NH |
1987Highest 8 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the NH average |
25 min 7% below NH |
21 minLowest 23% below NH |
| Work from home | 9.4%±4.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
19.9%±3.7 NH: 16.8% |
32.2%±7.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #22 of 120 in NH | #10 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Holderness School District | Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Exeter School District | Greenland School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Exeter High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.1 |
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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.