Compare towns
Holderness vs Rumney vs Lisbon
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).
Rumney has the most people working from home (14.4%).
Lisbon has the most affordable homes ($198k median).
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 | Rumney | Lisbon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,917Highest |
1,458Lowest |
1,583 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+1.2% NH: +4.6% |
+1.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 39.4±7.4Lowest 9% below NH |
44.5±2.3 about the NH average |
46.4±5.7Highest 7% above NH |
| Lisbon and Rumney 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% |
18.7%±4.3 NH: 18.2% |
21.5%±6.2Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Lisbon and Rumney 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% |
24.1%±3.7 NH: 20.1% |
20.8%±5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Holderness and Rumney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
41.9% NH: 40.6% |
30.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.6 NH: 6% |
4.9%±2.3Highest NH: 6% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest NH: 6% |
| Rumney 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 9% above NH |
$79,444±$21k 20% below NH |
$65,500±$13kLowest 34% below NH |
| Holderness and Rumney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $363,100±$60kHighest 10% below NH |
$309,800±$37k 23% below NH |
$198,000±$19kLowest 51% below NH |
| Holderness and Rumney 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 |
$1,064±$100Lowest 29% below NH |
$1,344±$303 10% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,923Lowest 41% below NH |
$4,716Highest 29% below NH |
$4,691 30% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.5%±21.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
48.1%±21.3 NH: 48.2% |
52.9%±18.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Lisbon and Rumney 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% |
10.4% NH: 7.2% |
8.6%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
77.8% NH: 72.8% |
74.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 2 yrs newer than NH |
1976 3 yrs older than NH |
1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the NH average |
33 minHighest 22% above NH |
22 minLowest 19% below NH |
| Work from home | 9.4%±4.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
14.4%±7Highest NH: 16.8% |
10.3%±2.9 NH: 16.8% |
| Rumney and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Holderness School District | Rumney School District | Lisbon Regional School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Lisbon Regional School (High) |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 6.4 |
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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.