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Holderness vs Pomfret vs Ashland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Holderness has the highest household income ($108k).
Pomfret has the most people working from home (30.3%).
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 | Pomfret | Ashland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,917 |
908Lowest |
2,183Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-6.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.4±7.4Lowest about the U.S. average |
53.4±12.1Highest 37% above U.S. |
42.3±11.2 9% above U.S. |
| Pomfret and Ashland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±9.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
15.4%±6 U.S.: 22% |
21.4%±6.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Ashland and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31.4%±4.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
29.5%±6.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
25.8%±5.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Holderness and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
58%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
35.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.4%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.7%±1.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Ashland 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 34% above U.S. |
$84,229±$8k 4% above U.S. |
$54,607±$9kLowest 32% below U.S. |
| Holderness and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $363,100±$60k 9% above U.S. |
$399,200±$144kHighest 20% above U.S. |
$227,000±$29kLowest 32% below U.S. |
| Pomfret 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 46% above U.S. |
$1,170±$98 17% below U.S. |
$1,096±$155Lowest 22% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,923Lowest 26% above U.S. |
$6,722Highest 116% above U.S. |
$4,961 59% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.5%±21.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
24%±22.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
39.1%±14.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Ashland and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
5.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
21.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
81.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
64.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1970Lowest 10 yrs older than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
24 minLowest 11% below U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 9.4%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
30.3%±10.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.9%±4.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | Holderness School District | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 | 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 |
U.S. 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.