Compare towns
Holderness vs New Hampton vs Ashland
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).
New Hampton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.8%).
Ashland has the most kids (21.4% under 18).
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 Hampton | Ashland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,917Lowest |
2,509Highest |
2,183 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.9% NH: +4.6% |
+9.8%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-6.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 39.4±7.4Lowest 9% below NH |
51.7±2.7Highest 19% above NH |
42.3±11.2 about the NH average |
| New Hampton and Ashland 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% |
13.8%±4.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
21.4%±6.4Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Ashland 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% |
24.8%±5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
25.8%±5.3 NH: 20.1% |
| Holderness and Ashland 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% |
32.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
35.9% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
4.2%±1.9Highest NH: 6% |
2.7%±1.7 NH: 6% |
| New Hampton and Ashland 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 |
$95,250±$35k 4% below NH |
$54,607±$9kLowest 45% below NH |
| Holderness and New Hampton 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 |
$383,700±$37kHighest 5% below NH |
$227,000±$29kLowest 44% below NH |
| New Hampton 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 |
$749±$433Lowest 50% below NH |
$1,096±$155 26% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,923Lowest 41% below NH |
$4,973Highest 25% below NH |
$4,961 26% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.5%±21.2 NH: 48.2% |
21.3%±21.6Lowest NH: 48.2% |
39.1%±14.8Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Ashland and Holderness are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.1%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
13.2% NH: 7.2% |
21.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7% NH: 72.8% |
87.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
64.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 2 yrs newer than NH |
1989Highest 10 yrs newer than NH |
1978Lowest 1 yr older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the NH average |
33 minHighest 22% above NH |
26 minLowest 4% below NH |
| Work from home | 9.4%±4.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
11.9%±3.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
9.9%±4.6 NH: 16.8% |
| New Hampton and Ashland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Holderness School District | Newfound Area School District | Ashland 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.