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Hollis vs Newmarket 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 highest household income ($169k).
Newmarket has the most renters (47.1% rent).
Nashua has the most affordable homes ($404k median).
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 | Newmarket | Nashua |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,603Lowest |
9,463 |
91,294Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.6% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 49.4±5Highest 14% above NH |
41.2±1.9 5% below NH |
40±1.3Lowest 8% below NH |
| Kids under 18 | 21%±4Highest NH: 18.2% |
15.6%±2.7Lowest NH: 18.2% |
18.6%±1.2 NH: 18.2% |
| Hollis and Nashua 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% |
16.1%±2.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
16.9%±1 NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 57.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
49.7% NH: 40.6% |
41.2%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.7Lowest NH: 6% |
5.6%±1.9Highest NH: 6% |
5%±0.6 NH: 6% |
| Newmarket 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±$22kHighest 71% above NH |
$100,845±$13k about the NH average |
$96,326±$5kLowest about the NH average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $675,900±$48kHighest 68% above NH |
$455,000±$22k 13% above NH |
$403,900±$11kLowest about the NH average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,598±$302Lowest 7% above NH |
$1,671±$69 12% above NH |
$1,737±$41Highest 16% above NH |
| Nashua and Newmarket 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 |
$8,734 31% above NH |
$6,799Lowest about the NH average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.3%±19.5Lowest NH: 48.2% |
46.3%±8.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
45.8%±4.2 NH: 48.2% |
| Newmarket and Nashua 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% |
4.6% NH: 7.2% |
7.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
52.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
55.8% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 same as NH |
1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the NH average |
28 minHighest 6% above NH |
26 minLowest about the NH average |
| Work from home | 29%±6.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
17.3%±3.3Lowest NH: 16.8% |
17.4%±1.6 NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #8 of 120 in NH | #39 of 120 in NH | #67 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Hollis School District · Hollis-Brookline Cooperative School District | Newmarket School District | Nashua School District |
| High school in town | Hollis-Brookline High School | Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School | Nashua High School South |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.8 |
9.9Lowest |
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.