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Holderness vs Somersworth vs Grantham
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 expensive homes ($363k median).
Somersworth has the most renters (42.2% rent).
Grantham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14%).
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 | Somersworth | Grantham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,917Lowest |
12,111Highest |
3,465 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+0.8% NH: +4.6% |
+14%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 39.4±7.4 9% below NH |
38.4±2.7Lowest 11% below NH |
50.4±7.5Highest 16% above NH |
| Grantham 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% |
19.9%±4Highest NH: 18.2% |
19.1%±6.6 NH: 18.2% |
| Somersworth and Grantham 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% |
14%±3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
17%±6.9 NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.7% NH: 40.6% |
31.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
59.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
4.9%±2Highest NH: 6% |
4.8%±6 NH: 6% |
| Somersworth and Grantham 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 |
$74,504±$13kLowest 25% below NH |
$106,403±$54k 7% above NH |
| Holderness and Grantham 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 |
$318,400±$23kLowest 21% below NH |
$343,100±$39k 15% below NH |
| Holderness and Grantham 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 |
$1,477±$134Lowest about the NH average |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,923Lowest 41% below NH |
$6,805 about the NH average |
$7,605Highest 14% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.5%±21.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
56.3%±14.7Highest NH: 48.2% |
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| Somersworth and Holderness 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% |
11.2% NH: 7.2% |
0%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7% NH: 72.8% |
57.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
100%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 2 yrs newer than NH |
1967Lowest 12 yrs older than NH |
1987Highest 8 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the NH average |
26 min 3% below NH |
23 minLowest 16% below NH |
| Work from home | 9.4%±4.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
11.7%±3.5 NH: 16.8% |
13.8%±6.2Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Grantham and Somersworth 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 | — | #117 of 120 in NH | #6 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Holderness School District | Somersworth School District | Grantham School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Somersworth High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.4 |
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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.