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Holderness vs New Durham vs Webster
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 shortest commute (27 min average).
New Durham has the oldest population (median age 46.5).
Webster has the most people working from home (17.1%).
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 | New Durham | Webster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,917Lowest |
2,748Highest |
2,227 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+2.1% NH: +4.6% |
+2.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 39.4±7.4Lowest 9% below NH |
46.5±7.5Highest 7% above NH |
44.7±7.6 3% above NH |
| New Durham and Webster 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% |
14.8%±5.6 NH: 18.2% |
22.6%±8Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Webster and New Durham 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% |
23.8%±4 NH: 20.1% |
19.4%±1.3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Holderness and New Durham 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% |
34.7% NH: 40.6% |
30.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.6 NH: 6% |
1%±0.7Lowest NH: 6% |
3%±1.4Highest NH: 6% |
| Webster 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 |
$100,194±$13kLowest about the NH average |
$107,171±$14k 8% above NH |
| Holderness and Webster 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 |
$339,400±$27k 16% below NH |
$338,500±$30kLowest 16% below NH |
| Holderness and New Durham 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 |
$1,417±$116 5% below NH |
$1,396±$622Lowest 6% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,923Lowest 41% below NH |
$5,774 13% below NH |
$6,021Highest 10% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.5%±21.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
25%±42.7 NH: 48.2% |
53.6%±71Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Webster and New Durham 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% |
5.8%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
9.6% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
94% NH: 72.8% |
96%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 2 yrs newer than NH |
1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1979Lowest same as NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the NH average |
35 minHighest 30% above NH |
31 min 14% above NH |
| Work from home | 9.4%±4.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
10%±4.1 NH: 16.8% |
17.1%±3.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Webster and New Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Holderness School District | Governor Wentworth Regional School District | Merrimack Valley 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.