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Holderness vs Fitzwilliam vs Croydon
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 expensive homes ($363k median).
Fitzwilliam has the most people working from home (18.6%).
Croydon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.8%).
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 | Fitzwilliam | Croydon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,917 |
2,278Highest |
798Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
-1.9% NH: +4.6% |
+4.8%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 39.4±7.4Lowest 9% below NH |
49.2±4.2Highest 14% above NH |
43±9.1 about the NH average |
| Fitzwilliam and Croydon 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% |
15.1%±2.9 NH: 18.2% |
19%±6.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Croydon and Fitzwilliam 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% |
27%±3.4Lowest NH: 20.1% |
27.4%±3.6 NH: 20.1% |
| Holderness and Croydon 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% |
37.6% NH: 40.6% |
21.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.6 NH: 6% |
2%±0.8Lowest NH: 6% |
4%±3.3Highest NH: 6% |
| Croydon and Holderness 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 9% above NH |
$100,735±$11k about the NH average |
$98,333±$21kLowest about the NH average |
| Holderness and Fitzwilliam 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 |
$305,900±$34kLowest 24% below NH |
$317,300±$33k 21% below NH |
| Holderness and Croydon 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 |
— | $991±$336Lowest 34% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,923 41% below NH |
$5,173Highest 22% below NH |
$3,806Lowest 43% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.5%±21.2 NH: 48.2% |
72.1%±51.8Highest NH: 48.2% |
7.1%±75.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Fitzwilliam and Holderness 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% |
9.2% NH: 7.2% |
6.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
94.2%Highest NH: 72.8% |
86.6% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 2 yrs newer than NH |
1967Lowest 12 yrs older than NH |
1981Highest 2 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the NH average |
39 minHighest 48% above NH |
26 minLowest about the NH average |
| Work from home | 9.4%±4.1 NH: 16.8% |
18.6%±4.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
5.3%±4.9Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | Holderness School District | Monadnock Regional School District | Croydon School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.