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Holderness vs Newmarket vs Hillsborough
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).
Newmarket has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.5%).
Hillsborough has the most affordable homes ($272k median).
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 | Newmarket | Hillsborough |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,917Lowest |
9,463Highest |
5,980 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.5%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-1.2% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 39.4±7.4Lowest 9% below NH |
41.2±1.9Highest 5% below NH |
40.9±4.6 6% below NH |
| Newmarket and Hillsborough 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% |
15.6%±2.7 NH: 18.2% |
17.4%±4.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Hillsborough and Newmarket 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% |
16.1%±2.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
16.4%±3.9 NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
49.7% NH: 40.6% |
23.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
5.6%±1.9Highest NH: 6% |
2.6%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
| Newmarket 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 |
$100,845±$13k about the NH average |
$84,495±$12kLowest 15% below NH |
| Holderness and Newmarket 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 |
$455,000±$22kHighest 13% above NH |
$272,300±$16kLowest 32% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,068±$385Highest 39% above NH |
$1,671±$69 12% above NH |
$1,198±$390Lowest 20% below NH |
| Holderness and Newmarket 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 |
$8,734Highest 31% above NH |
$5,815 13% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.5%±21.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
46.3%±8.3 NH: 48.2% |
61.7%±23.1Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Hillsborough and Newmarket 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% |
4.6%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
6% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7% NH: 72.8% |
52.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
92.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 2 yrs newer than NH |
1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1974Lowest 5 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the NH average |
28 min 6% above NH |
41 minHighest 54% above NH |
| Work from home | 9.4%±4.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
17.3%±3.3Highest NH: 16.8% |
14%±5.2 NH: 16.8% |
| Newmarket and Hillsborough 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 | — | #39 of 120 in NH | #97 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Holderness School District | Newmarket School District | Hillsboro-Deering Cooperative School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School | Hillsboro-Deering High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.9Highest |
9.5Lowest |
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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.