Compare towns
Newmarket vs Amherst vs Hollis vs Keene
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newmarket has the most renters (47.1% rent).
Amherst has the most people working from home (32.4%).
Hollis has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.6%).
Keene has the most affordable homes ($253k 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 | Newmarket | Amherst | Hollis | Keene |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 9,463 |
11,861 |
8,603Lowest |
22,939Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5% NH: +4.6% |
+4.9% NH: +4.6% |
+8.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-1.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.2±1.9 5% below NH |
45.9±3.5 6% above NH |
49.4±5Highest 14% above NH |
37.6±2.3Lowest 13% below NH |
| Hollis and Amherst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±2.7 NH: 18.2% |
22.4%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
21%±4 NH: 18.2% |
14.1%±1.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Amherst and Hollis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 16.1%±2.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
20.2%±3 NH: 20.1% |
23.3%±4.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
19.5%±1.8 NH: 20.1% |
| Hollis and Amherst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.7% NH: 40.6% |
65.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
57.3% NH: 40.6% |
44.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9 NH: 6% |
3.7%±1.5 NH: 6% |
3.6%±1.7Lowest NH: 6% |
13.8%±1.4Highest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $100,845±$13k about the NH average |
$153,196±$10k 55% above NH |
$168,883±$22kHighest 71% above NH |
$78,445±$8kLowest 21% below NH |
| Hollis and Amherst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $455,000±$22k 13% above NH |
$537,600±$30k 34% above NH |
$675,900±$48kHighest 68% above NH |
$252,500±$12kLowest 37% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,671±$69Highest 12% above NH |
$1,462±$256 about the NH average |
$1,598±$302 7% above NH |
$1,342±$68Lowest 10% below NH |
| Newmarket and Hollis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,734 31% above NH |
$9,773 47% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$6,812Lowest about the NH average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.3%±8.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
31.4%±9 NH: 48.2% |
31.3%±19.5Lowest NH: 48.2% |
44.5%±6.1 NH: 48.2% |
| Newmarket and Keene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 4.6% NH: 7.2% |
4.4% NH: 7.2% |
1.9%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
10.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
91.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
91.7% NH: 72.8% |
55.1% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1978 1 yr older than NH |
1979 same as NH |
1961Lowest 18 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 6% above NH |
33 minHighest 22% above NH |
27 min about the NH average |
17 minLowest 36% below NH |
| Work from home | 17.3%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
32.4%±5.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
29%±6.4 NH: 16.8% |
15.6%±2.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Amherst and Hollis 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 | #39 of 120 in NH | #20 of 120 in NH | #8 of 120 in NH | #81 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newmarket School District | Amherst School District · Souhegan Cooperative School District | Hollis School District · Hollis-Brookline Cooperative School District | Keene School District |
| High school in town | Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School | Souhegan Coop High School | Hollis-Brookline High School | Keene High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
10.4 |
11.8 |
12.3Highest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.