Compare towns
Holderness vs Rollinsford vs Warner
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).
Rollinsford has the most people working from home (25.9%).
Warner has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.7%).
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 | Rollinsford | Warner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,917Lowest |
2,626 |
2,959Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+2.8% NH: +4.6% |
+3.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 39.4±7.4 9% below NH |
38.8±5.5Lowest 10% below NH |
43.7±4Highest about the NH average |
| Warner 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% |
17.7%±4.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
17.3%±3.3 NH: 18.2% |
| Rollinsford and Warner 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% |
19.8%±4.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
20.4%±3.5 NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
41.2%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
42.4% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
2.8%±1.5 NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
| Warner and Rollinsford 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 |
$89,500±$26kLowest 10% below NH |
$94,022±$18k 5% below NH |
| Holderness and Warner 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 |
$398,100±$33kHighest about the NH average |
$353,100±$22kLowest 12% below NH |
| Rollinsford 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 39% above NH |
$1,809±$394 21% above NH |
$1,219±$123Lowest 18% below 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 |
$6,851 about the NH average |
$7,650Highest 15% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.5%±21.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
40%±26.1 NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Warner 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% |
4.8%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.4% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
78.2% NH: 72.8% |
74.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 2 yrs newer than NH |
1966Lowest 13 yrs older than NH |
1975 4 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the NH average |
26 minLowest about the NH average |
32 minHighest 19% above NH |
| Work from home | 9.4%±4.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
25.9%±8.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8 NH: 16.8% |
| Rollinsford and Warner 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 | — | #94 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Holderness School District | Rollinsford School District | Kearsarge Regional School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.

