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Holderness vs Gorham vs Rollinsford
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 highest household income ($108k).
Gorham has the most affordable homes ($162k median).
Rollinsford has the most people working from home (25.9%).
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.
| Measure | Holderness | Gorham | Rollinsford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,917Lowest |
2,682Highest |
2,626 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.9% NH: +4.6% |
-5.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+2.8%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 39.4±7.4 9% below NH |
53.9±3.6Highest 24% above NH |
38.8±5.5Lowest 10% below NH |
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±9.3 NH: 18.2% |
12.5%±3.9Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17.7%±4.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Rollinsford and Holderness 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% |
31.7%±6.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
19.8%±4.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Gorham 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% |
20.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
41.2% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
6.7%±2.8Highest NH: 6% |
2.8%±1.5 NH: 6% |
| Gorham and Rollinsford 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 |
$61,275±$7kLowest 38% below NH |
$89,500±$26k 10% below NH |
| Holderness and Rollinsford 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 |
$161,600±$49kLowest 60% below NH |
$398,100±$33kHighest about the NH average |
| Rollinsford and Holderness 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 |
$838±$83Lowest 44% below NH |
$1,809±$394 21% above 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 |
$4,334 35% below NH |
$6,851Highest about the NH average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.5%±21.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
41%±20.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
40%±26.1 NH: 48.2% |
| Gorham and Rollinsford 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% |
4.3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
4.8% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
71.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
78.2% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 2 yrs newer than NH |
1971 8 yrs older than NH |
1966Lowest 13 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the NH average |
23 minLowest 15% below NH |
26 min about the NH average |
| Work from home | 9.4%±4.1 NH: 16.8% |
1.7%±1.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
25.9%±8.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #57 of 120 in NH | #94 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Holderness School District | Gorham Randolph Shelburne Cooperative School District | Rollinsford School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Gorham High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.0 |
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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.