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Hollis vs Ware vs Nashua
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hollis has the highest household income ($169k).
Ware has the most affordable homes ($290k median).
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 | Ware | Nashua |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,603Lowest |
10,048 |
91,294Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49.4±5Highest 27% above U.S. |
43.1±4.7 11% above U.S. |
40±1.3Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Hollis and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.1%±3.5 U.S.: 22% |
18.6%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Hollis and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.3%±4.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.6%±3.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
16.9%±1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Hollis and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 57.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
24%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
41.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±2.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
5%±0.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Nashua and Ware 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 109% above U.S. |
$67,475±$15kLowest 16% below U.S. |
$96,326±$5k 19% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $675,900±$48kHighest 103% above U.S. |
$289,700±$28kLowest 13% below U.S. |
$403,900±$11k 21% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,598±$302 13% above U.S. |
$1,043±$109Lowest 26% below U.S. |
$1,737±$41Highest 23% above U.S. |
| Nashua 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 221% above U.S. |
$4,237Lowest 36% above U.S. |
$6,799 118% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.3%±19.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
64.3%±16.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
45.8%±4.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Ware 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 U.S.: 12.5% |
11.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
72.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
55.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1960Lowest 20 yrs older than U.S. |
1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 3% above U.S. |
28 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 29%±6.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.4%±1.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #8 of 120 in NH | #267 of 282 in MA | #67 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Hollis School District · Hollis-Brookline Cooperative School District | Ware | Nashua School District |
| High school in town | Hollis-Brookline High School | Ware Junior/Senior High School | Nashua High School South |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.8 |
11.1Lowest |
12.8Highest |
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| Old photos in History | 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.