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Holderness vs Plymouth vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Plymouth has the youngest population (median age 22.8).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.4%).
Plymouth is a college town. 42.5% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Plymouth | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,917Lowest |
4,969 |
16,038Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+6.1% NH: +4.6% |
+16.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 39.4±7.4 9% below NH |
22.8±0.9Lowest 47% below NH |
41.1±2.9Highest 5% below NH |
| Windham and Holderness are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±9.3 NH: 18.2% |
13.3%±4.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
27.4%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 31.4%±4.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
9.4%±2.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
15.5%±2.6 NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
63.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
62.7% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
42.5%±2.1Highest NH: 6% |
3.8%±1.8 NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,863±$45k 9% above NH |
$89,500±$32kLowest 10% below NH |
$189,583±$19kHighest 91% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $363,100±$60k 10% below NH |
$294,400±$28kLowest 27% below NH |
$723,300±$50kHighest 80% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,068±$385 39% above NH |
$1,296±$295Lowest 13% below NH |
$3,218±$350Highest 116% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,923Lowest 41% below NH |
$6,483 about the NH average |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.5%±21.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
31.8%±10.7 NH: 48.2% |
52.2%±50.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Windham and Plymouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.1% NH: 7.2% |
17%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7% NH: 72.8% |
50.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
93.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 2 yrs newer than NH |
1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
1996Highest 17 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the NH average |
16 minLowest 39% below NH |
31 minHighest 15% above NH |
| Work from home | 9.4%±4.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
10.5%±4 NH: 16.8% |
21.9%±4.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #47 of 120 in NH | #13 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Holderness School District | — | Windham School District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.8 |
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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.