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Holderness vs St. Albans vs Plymouth
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 most homeowners (83.7%).
St. Albans has the most kids (20.5% under 18).
Plymouth has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.1%).
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 | St. Albans | Plymouth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,917Lowest |
6,954Highest |
4,969 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.4±7.4Highest about the U.S. average |
38.7±2 about the U.S. average |
22.8±0.9Lowest 41% below U.S. |
| Holderness and St. Albans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±9.3 U.S.: 22% |
20.5%±3.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
13.3%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| St. Albans and Holderness 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% |
13.9%±2.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
9.4%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
31.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
63.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.7%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
42.5%±2.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,863±$45kHighest 34% above U.S. |
$57,980±$7kLowest 28% below U.S. |
$89,500±$32k 11% above U.S. |
| Holderness and Plymouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $363,100±$60kHighest 9% above U.S. |
$263,400±$18kLowest 21% below U.S. |
$294,400±$28k 12% below U.S. |
| Holderness and Plymouth 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. |
$1,150±$78Lowest 19% below U.S. |
$1,296±$295 8% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,923Lowest 26% above U.S. |
$4,436 42% above U.S. |
$6,483Highest 108% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.5%±21.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
51.8%±11.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
31.8%±10.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
| St. Albans and Plymouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
19.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
17% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
49%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
50.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
23 min 14% below U.S. |
16 minLowest 38% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 9.4%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.1%±3.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.5%±4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| St. Albans and Plymouth 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 | — | #46 of 70 in VT | #47 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Holderness School District | Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Bellows Free Academy (St. Albans) | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.4 |
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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.