Compare towns
Hollis vs Brookline vs Nashua
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hollis has the most expensive homes ($676k median).
Brookline has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13%).
Nashua has the most renters (44.2% rent).
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 | Hollis | Brookline | Nashua |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,603 |
5,736Lowest |
91,294Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.6% NH: +4.6% |
+13%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 49.4±5Highest 14% above NH |
41.2±1.5 5% below NH |
40±1.3Lowest 8% below NH |
| Kids under 18 | 21%±4 NH: 18.2% |
26.7%±4Highest NH: 18.2% |
18.6%±1.2Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Brookline and Hollis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.3%±4.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
11.4%±2.1Lowest NH: 20.1% |
16.9%±1 NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 57.3% NH: 40.6% |
57.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
41.2%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.7Lowest NH: 6% |
6.3%±3.2Highest NH: 6% |
5%±0.6 NH: 6% |
| Brookline and Nashua are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $168,883±$22k 71% above NH |
$171,046±$4kHighest 73% above NH |
$96,326±$5kLowest about the NH average |
| Brookline and Hollis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $675,900±$48kHighest 68% above NH |
$544,400±$38k 35% above NH |
$403,900±$11kLowest about the NH average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,598±$302Lowest 7% above NH |
$2,500±$1kHighest 68% above NH |
$1,737±$41 16% above NH |
| Brookline and Nashua are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$6,799Lowest about the NH average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.3%±19.5 NH: 48.2% |
23.8%±43.5Lowest NH: 48.2% |
45.8%±4.2Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Nashua and Hollis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 1.9% NH: 7.2% |
0.6%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
7.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.7% NH: 72.8% |
95.1%Highest NH: 72.8% |
55.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 same as NH |
1993Highest 14 yrs newer than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the NH average |
33 minHighest 25% above NH |
26 minLowest about the NH average |
| Work from home | 29%±6.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
24.7%±5.8 NH: 16.8% |
17.4%±1.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Hollis and Brookline 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 | #8 of 120 in NH | #23 of 120 in NH | #67 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Hollis School District · Hollis-Brookline Cooperative School District | Brookline School District | Nashua School District |
| High school in town | Hollis-Brookline High School | None in town | Nashua High School South |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.8Lowest |
— | 12.8Highest |
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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.