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Holderness vs Henniker vs Lebanon
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 homeowners (83.7%).
Henniker has grown the fastest since 2010 (+27.9%).
Lebanon has the most people working from home (22.8%).
Henniker is a college town. 27% 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 | Henniker | Lebanon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,917Lowest |
6,197 |
14,999Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+27.9%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+8.6% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 39.4±7.4Highest 9% below NH |
31.1±6.1Lowest 28% below NH |
38.9±3.1 10% below NH |
| Holderness and Lebanon 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% |
15.3%±3.7Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.6%±2.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Henniker 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% |
16.5%±6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
21.4%±2.6 NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.7% NH: 40.6% |
41.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
57.5%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
27%±6.5Highest NH: 6% |
6.9%±2.6 NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,863±$45kHighest 9% above NH |
$95,206±$21kLowest 4% below NH |
$98,147±$10k about the NH average |
| Holderness and Lebanon 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 |
$356,700±$49kLowest 11% below NH |
$385,400±$29kHighest 4% below NH |
| Lebanon 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 |
$1,081±$164Lowest 27% below NH |
$1,744±$132 17% above NH |
| Holderness and Lebanon 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 |
$8,877Highest 33% above NH |
$8,149 22% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.5%±21.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
43.5%±22.6Highest NH: 48.2% |
41.9%±7.2 NH: 48.2% |
| Henniker and Lebanon 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% |
11.6% NH: 7.2% |
7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
64.5% NH: 72.8% |
51.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 2 yrs newer than NH |
1974Lowest 5 yrs older than NH |
1980 1 yr newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the NH average |
20 min 24% below NH |
14 minLowest 48% below NH |
| Work from home | 9.4%±4.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
15.5%±5.6 NH: 16.8% |
22.8%±4.3Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Lebanon and Henniker 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 | — | #56 of 120 in NH | #29 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Holderness School District | Henniker School District | Lebanon School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Lebanon High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.7 |
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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.