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New Ipswich vs Holderness vs Sandown
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 shortest commute (27 min average).
Sandown has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.4%).
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 | Sandown |
|---|---|---|---|
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| People | |||
| Population | 5,310 |
1,917Lowest |
6,628Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.1% NH: +4.6% |
-4.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+9.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 36.9±2.4Lowest 15% below NH |
39.4±7.4 9% below NH |
40.8±3.7Highest 6% below NH |
| Sandown and Holderness 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%±9.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
22.6%±6.5 NH: 18.2% |
| New Ipswich and Sandown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 12.3%±3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
31.4%±4.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
14.2%±4 NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
55.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
34.1% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.4Lowest NH: 6% |
2.6%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
5.1%±2.6Highest NH: 6% |
| Sandown and New Ipswich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $110,507±$9k 12% above NH |
$107,863±$45kLowest 9% above NH |
$135,040±$25kHighest 36% above NH |
| Sandown and New Ipswich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $392,400±$31k about the NH average |
$363,100±$60kLowest 10% below NH |
$483,400±$44kHighest 20% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $882±$469Lowest 41% below NH |
$2,068±$385Highest 39% above NH |
$1,893±$721 27% above NH |
| Holderness and Sandown 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 |
$8,801Highest 32% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.7%±41.5 NH: 48.2% |
23.5%±21.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
64.1%±48.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Sandown and New Ipswich 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% |
10.8% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.7% NH: 72.8% |
83.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
82.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 7 yrs newer than NH |
1981Lowest 2 yrs newer than NH |
1986Highest 7 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 22% above NH |
27 minLowest about the NH average |
33 minHighest 25% above NH |
| Work from home | 12%±4.8 NH: 16.8% |
9.4%±4.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
27.4%±13.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Sandown and New Ipswich 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 | #82 of 120 in NH | — | #71 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Mascenic Regional School District | Holderness School District | Timberlane Regional School District |
| High school in town | Mascenic Regional High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.7 |
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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.