Compare towns
Newmarket vs Holderness vs Durham 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
Newmarket has the most kids (15.6% under 18).
Holderness has the most homeowners (83.7%).
Durham has the youngest population (median age 20.8).
Lebanon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.6%).
Durham is a college town. 55.1% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Holderness | Durham | Lebanon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 9,463 |
1,917Lowest |
15,080Highest |
14,999 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5% NH: +4.6% |
-4.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.8% NH: +4.6% |
+8.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.2±1.9Highest 5% below NH |
39.4±7.4 9% below NH |
20.8±0.3Lowest 52% below NH |
38.9±3.1 10% below NH |
| Newmarket and Holderness are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±2.7Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.7%±9.3 NH: 18.2% |
10.3%±2.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
14.6%±2.4 NH: 18.2% |
| Newmarket and Holderness are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 16.1%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
31.4%±4.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
11.5%±1.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
21.4%±2.6 NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
55.7% NH: 40.6% |
75.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
57.5% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9 NH: 6% |
2.6%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
55.1%±3.2Highest NH: 6% |
6.9%±2.6 NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $100,845±$13k about the NH average |
$107,863±$45k 9% above NH |
$124,056±$21kHighest 25% above NH |
$98,147±$10kLowest about the NH average |
| Durham and Holderness 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 |
$363,100±$60kLowest 10% below NH |
$504,300±$41kHighest 25% above NH |
$385,400±$29k 4% below NH |
| Durham and Newmarket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,671±$69 12% above NH |
$2,068±$385Highest 39% above NH |
$1,429±$143Lowest 4% below 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 | $8,734 31% above NH |
$3,923Lowest 41% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$8,149 22% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.3%±8.3 NH: 48.2% |
23.5%±21.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
66.4%±16Highest NH: 48.2% |
41.9%±7.2 NH: 48.2% |
| Durham and Newmarket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 4.6%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
12.1% NH: 7.2% |
15.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
7% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.9% NH: 72.8% |
83.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
64.4% NH: 72.8% |
51.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1981 2 yrs newer than NH |
1981 2 yrs newer than NH |
1980Lowest 1 yr newer than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 6% above NH |
27 min about the NH average |
19 min 27% below NH |
14 minLowest 48% below NH |
| Work from home | 17.3%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
9.4%±4.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
19.4%±3.5 NH: 16.8% |
22.8%±4.3Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Lebanon and Durham 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 | — | #9 of 120 in NH | #29 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newmarket School District | Holderness School District | Oyster River Coop School District | Lebanon School District |
| High school in town | Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School | None in town | Oyster River High School | Lebanon High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
— | 12.3Highest |
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.