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Holderness vs Newmarket vs Nottingham
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).
Newmarket has the most renters (47.1% rent).
Nottingham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.3%).
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 | Nottingham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,917Lowest |
9,463Highest |
5,357 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.5% NH: +4.6% |
+9.3%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 39.4±7.4 9% below NH |
41.2±1.9Highest 5% below NH |
38.8±6.7Lowest 10% below NH |
| Newmarket 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% |
15.6%±2.7 NH: 18.2% |
23.9%±5.4Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 31.4%±4.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
16.1%±2.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
18.4%±4.2 NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
49.7% NH: 40.6% |
40.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
5.6%±1.9 NH: 6% |
5.9%±2.6Highest NH: 6% |
| Nottingham and Newmarket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,863±$45k 9% above NH |
$100,845±$13kLowest about the NH average |
$122,201±$20kHighest 23% above NH |
| Nottingham and Holderness are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $363,100±$60kLowest 10% below NH |
$455,000±$22k 13% above NH |
$457,500±$26kHighest 14% above NH |
| Nottingham and Newmarket 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 |
$1,671±$69Lowest 12% above NH |
$2,068±$1kHighest 39% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,923Lowest 41% below NH |
$8,734Highest 31% above NH |
$7,319 10% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.5%±21.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
46.3%±8.3 NH: 48.2% |
92.1%±44.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Nottingham 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% NH: 7.2% |
1.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7% NH: 72.8% |
52.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
94.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Lowest 2 yrs newer than NH |
1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1992Highest 13 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the NH average |
28 min 6% above NH |
34 minHighest 27% above NH |
| Work from home | 9.4%±4.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
17.3%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
22.2%±5.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Nottingham and Newmarket 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 | #15 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Holderness School District | Newmarket School District | Nottingham School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.9 |
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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.