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Hollis vs Lyme vs Auburn
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 highest household income ($169k).
Lyme has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Auburn has grown the fastest since 2010 (+20%).
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 | Lyme | Auburn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,603Highest |
1,710Lowest |
6,119 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.6% NH: +4.6% |
+1.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+20%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 49.4±5Highest 14% above NH |
48.6±7.8 12% above NH |
44.3±5.9Lowest about the NH average |
| Hollis and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21%±4Highest NH: 18.2% |
19.5%±3.4 NH: 18.2% |
19.3%±4.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Hollis and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.3%±4.7 NH: 20.1% |
26.5%±2.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
13.4%±3.2Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Lyme and Hollis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 57.3% NH: 40.6% |
70.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
55.3%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.7 NH: 6% |
3.3%±1.9Lowest NH: 6% |
7.2%±4.7Highest NH: 6% |
| Auburn and Hollis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $168,883±$22kHighest 71% above NH |
$133,906±$15kLowest 35% above NH |
$153,253±$6k 55% above NH |
| Hollis and Auburn 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 |
$645,000±$64k 60% above NH |
$600,300±$29kLowest 49% above NH |
| Hollis and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,598±$302 7% above NH |
$1,418±$130Lowest 5% below NH |
$1,893±$822Highest 27% above NH |
| Auburn and Hollis 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 |
$8,092Lowest 21% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.3%±19.5 NH: 48.2% |
52.8%±29.8Highest NH: 48.2% |
27.6%±27Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Lyme and Hollis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 1.9%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
4.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2.5% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.7% NH: 72.8% |
80.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
93.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 same as NH |
1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH |
1984Highest 5 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the NH average |
21 minLowest 22% below NH |
28 minHighest 4% above NH |
| Work from home | 29%±6.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
27.2%±5.4 NH: 16.8% |
26.5%±6.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Hollis and Lyme 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 | — | #44 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Hollis School District · Hollis-Brookline Cooperative School District | Lyme School District | Auburn School District |
| High school in town | Hollis-Brookline High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.8 |
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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.