Compare towns
New Ipswich vs Somersworth vs Holderness
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.1%).
Somersworth has the most renters (42.2% rent).
Holderness has the oldest population (median age 39.4).
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 | Somersworth | Holderness |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,310 |
12,111Highest |
1,917Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.1%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+0.8% NH: +4.6% |
-4.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 36.9±2.4Lowest 15% below NH |
38.4±2.7 11% below NH |
39.4±7.4Highest 9% below NH |
| Holderness and Somersworth 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% |
19.9%±4 NH: 18.2% |
14.7%±9.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 12.3%±3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
14%±3 NH: 20.1% |
31.4%±4.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.1% NH: 40.6% |
31.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
55.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.4Lowest NH: 6% |
4.9%±2Highest NH: 6% |
2.6%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
| Somersworth 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±$9kHighest 12% above NH |
$74,504±$13kLowest 25% below NH |
$107,863±$45k 9% above NH |
| 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 |
$318,400±$23kLowest 21% below NH |
$363,100±$60k 10% below NH |
| New Ipswich and Holderness 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 |
$1,477±$134 about the NH average |
$2,068±$385Highest 39% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,647 15% below NH |
$6,805Highest about the NH average |
$3,923Lowest 41% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.7%±41.5Highest NH: 48.2% |
56.3%±14.7 NH: 48.2% |
23.5%±21.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| New Ipswich and Somersworth 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% |
11.2% NH: 7.2% |
12.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.7% NH: 72.8% |
57.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
83.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 7 yrs newer than NH |
1967Lowest 12 yrs older than NH |
1981 2 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 22% above NH |
26 minLowest 3% below NH |
27 min about the NH average |
| Work from home | 12%±4.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
11.7%±3.5 NH: 16.8% |
9.4%±4.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| New Ipswich and Somersworth 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 | #117 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Mascenic Regional School District | Somersworth School District | Holderness School District |
| High school in town | Mascenic Regional High School | Somersworth High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.7Highest |
11.4Lowest |
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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.