Compare towns
Holderness vs Pelham vs Rollinsford
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).
Pelham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.3%).
Rollinsford has the most people working from home (25.9%).
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 | Pelham | Rollinsford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,917Lowest |
14,449Highest |
2,626 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+10.3%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+2.8% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 39.4±7.4 9% below NH |
41.5±2.7Highest 4% below NH |
38.8±5.5Lowest 10% below NH |
| Pelham 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% |
22%±2.7Highest NH: 18.2% |
17.7%±4.8 NH: 18.2% |
| Pelham and Rollinsford 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% |
16.5%±1.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
19.8%±4.9 NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
40%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
41.2% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
5.9%±1.3Highest NH: 6% |
2.8%±1.5 NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,863±$45k 9% above NH |
$135,956±$19kHighest 37% above NH |
$89,500±$26kLowest 10% below NH |
| Pelham 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 |
$552,600±$27kHighest 37% above NH |
$398,100±$33k about the NH average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,068±$385Highest 39% above NH |
$1,425±$88Lowest 4% below NH |
$1,809±$394 21% above NH |
| Holderness and Rollinsford 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 |
$8,634Highest 30% above NH |
$6,851 about the NH average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.5%±21.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
67.3%±12.5Highest NH: 48.2% |
40%±26.1 NH: 48.2% |
| Pelham and Rollinsford 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% |
3.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
4.8% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7% NH: 72.8% |
86.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
78.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 2 yrs newer than NH |
1987Highest 8 yrs newer than NH |
1966Lowest 13 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the NH average |
30 minHighest 10% above NH |
26 minLowest about the NH average |
| Work from home | 9.4%±4.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
22.8%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
25.9%±8.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Rollinsford and Pelham 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 | — | #48 of 120 in NH | #94 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Holderness School District | Pelham School District | Rollinsford School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Pelham High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.4 |
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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.