Compare towns
New Ipswich vs Holderness vs Lebanon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
New Ipswich has the most kids (29.9% under 18).
Holderness has the most affordable homes ($363k median).
Lebanon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.6%).
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 | New Ipswich | Holderness | Lebanon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,310 |
1,917Lowest |
14,999Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.1% NH: +4.6% |
-4.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+8.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 36.9±2.4Lowest 15% below NH |
39.4±7.4Highest 9% below NH |
38.9±3.1 10% below NH |
| Holderness and Lebanon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 29.9%±5.7Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.7%±9.3 NH: 18.2% |
14.6%±2.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 12.3%±3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
31.4%±4.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
21.4%±2.6 NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
55.7% NH: 40.6% |
57.5%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.4Lowest NH: 6% |
2.6%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
6.9%±2.6Highest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $110,507±$9kHighest 12% above NH |
$107,863±$45k 9% above NH |
$98,147±$10kLowest about the NH average |
| New Ipswich and Holderness are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $392,400±$31kHighest about the NH average |
$363,100±$60kLowest 10% below NH |
$385,400±$29k 4% below NH |
| New Ipswich and Lebanon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $882±$469Lowest 41% below NH |
$2,068±$385Highest 39% above NH |
$1,744±$132 17% above NH |
| Holderness and Lebanon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,647 15% below NH |
$3,923Lowest 41% below NH |
$8,149Highest 22% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.7%±41.5Highest NH: 48.2% |
23.5%±21.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
41.9%±7.2 NH: 48.2% |
| New Ipswich and Lebanon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 1.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
12.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
7% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.7% NH: 72.8% |
83.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
51.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 7 yrs newer than NH |
1981 2 yrs newer than NH |
1980Lowest 1 yr newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 22% above NH |
27 min about the NH average |
14 minLowest 48% below NH |
| Work from home | 12%±4.8 NH: 16.8% |
9.4%±4.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
22.8%±4.3Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #82 of 120 in NH | — | #29 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Mascenic Regional School District | Holderness School District | Lebanon School District |
| High school in town | Mascenic Regional High School | None in town | Lebanon High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.7 |
— | 11.7 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.