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Holderness vs Madbury vs Newfields
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).
Madbury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.3%).
Newfields has the most people working from home (25.5%).
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 | Madbury | Newfields |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,917Lowest |
2,203Highest |
2,023 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+8.3%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.3% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 39.4±7.4 9% below NH |
37.7±2.1Lowest 13% below NH |
44.1±1.8Highest about the NH average |
| Newfields and Holderness are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±9.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
29%±5.9Highest NH: 18.2% |
18.9%±1.6 NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 31.4%±4.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
14.3%±2.6 NH: 20.1% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.7% NH: 40.6% |
52.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
3.4%±1.8 NH: 6% |
7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
| Newfields and Madbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,863±$45kLowest 9% above NH |
$148,365±$30k 50% above NH |
$197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $363,100±$60kLowest 10% below NH |
$476,900±$31k 18% above NH |
$646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,068±$385Highest 39% above NH |
$1,574±$759Lowest 6% above NH |
$1,875±$323 26% above NH |
| Holderness and Newfields 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 |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.5%±21.2 NH: 48.2% |
16.7%±15.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
43.3%±40.8Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Newfields 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% |
4.9% NH: 7.2% |
2.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7% NH: 72.8% |
82.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Lowest 2 yrs newer than NH |
1984 5 yrs newer than NH |
1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the NH average |
25 minLowest 5% below NH |
26 min 4% below NH |
| Work from home | 9.4%±4.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
14%±3.6 NH: 16.8% |
25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | Holderness School District | Oyster River Coop School District | Newfields School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.