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Holderness vs Warner vs Eliot

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 youngest population (median age 39.4).
Warner has the most renters (25.4% rent).
Eliot has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.3%).

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.

MeasureHoldernessWarnerEliot
People
Population
1,917Lowest
2,959
7,146Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-4.9%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+3.7%
U.S.: +7.4%
+8.3%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
39.4±7.4Lowest
about the U.S. average
43.7±4
12% above U.S.
50.8±5.9Highest
31% above U.S.
Eliot and Warner 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%
17.3%±3.3Highest
U.S.: 22%
16.3%±3.9
U.S.: 22%
Warner and Eliot 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%
20.4%±3.5Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
27.8%±6.2
U.S.: 17.2%
Holderness and Eliot 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
U.S.: 35.7%
42.4%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
43.6%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.6%±1.6
U.S.: 6.4%
5.3%±1.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
2%±1.4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Warner 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.
$94,022±$18kLowest
16% above U.S.
$101,522±$10k
26% above U.S.
Holderness and Eliot 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.
$353,100±$22kLowest
6% above U.S.
$498,900±$62kHighest
50% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$2,068±$385Highest
46% above U.S.
$1,219±$123Lowest
14% below U.S.
$1,948±$471
38% above U.S.
Holderness and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,923Lowest
26% above U.S.
$7,650Highest
145% above U.S.
$4,549
46% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
23.5%±21.2Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
48.7%±21.3
U.S.: 51.1%
55.1%±20.1Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Eliot and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
12.1%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
8.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
4.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
83.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
74.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
79.8%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1981Highest
1 yr newer than U.S.
1975Lowest
5 yrs older than U.S.
1979
1 yr older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
27 min
about the U.S. average
32 minHighest
20% above U.S.
23 minLowest
15% below U.S.
Work from home
9.4%±4.1Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
16.6%±4.8
U.S.: 15.1%
17.4%±4.7Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Eliot 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 — — #19 of 133 in ME
School district Holderness School District Kearsarge Regional School District RSU 35/MSAD 35
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

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.