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Holderness vs Hanover vs Hudson
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).
Hanover has the most expensive homes ($825k median).
Hudson has the oldest population (median age 45.7).
Hanover is a college town. 36.9% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Hanover | Hudson |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,917Lowest |
11,685 |
25,557Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+3.8% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 39.4±7.4 9% below NH |
28.7±5.1Lowest 34% below NH |
45.7±1.9Highest 6% above NH |
| Hudson and Holderness are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±9.3 NH: 18.2% |
14.4%±2.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
16.8%±2.1Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Hudson and Holderness 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% |
19.7%±2.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
20.7%±2.4 NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.7% NH: 40.6% |
88.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
34.2%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
36.9%±2.4Highest NH: 6% |
7%±1.7 NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,863±$45kLowest 9% above NH |
$169,583±$36kHighest 71% above NH |
$124,213±$6k 25% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $363,100±$60kLowest 10% below NH |
$824,900±$61kHighest 105% above NH |
$438,900±$11k 9% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,068±$385 39% above NH |
$2,253±$217Highest 51% above NH |
$1,735±$123Lowest 16% above NH |
| Hanover 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 |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$6,636 about the NH average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.5%±21.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
66.4%±17.5Highest NH: 48.2% |
34.3%±7.2 NH: 48.2% |
| Below poverty line | 12.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
5.6% NH: 7.2% |
4.6%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
73.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
82.6% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 2 yrs newer than NH |
1976Lowest 3 yrs older than NH |
1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the NH average |
20 minLowest 27% below NH |
31 minHighest 18% above NH |
| Work from home | 9.4%±4.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
26.4%±5Highest NH: 16.8% |
19.6%±3.6 NH: 16.8% |
| Hanover and Hudson 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 | — | #1 of 120 in NH | #63 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Holderness School District | Dresden School District · Hanover School District | Hudson School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Hanover High School | Alvirne High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.7Lowest |
11.6Highest |
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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.