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Newmarket vs Holderness vs Weare
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.5%).
Holderness has the most affordable homes ($363k median).
Weare has the most kids (22.4% under 18).
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 | Weare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,463Highest |
1,917Lowest |
9,170 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-4.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+3.5% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.2±1.9 5% below NH |
39.4±7.4Lowest 9% below NH |
45.6±4Highest 5% above NH |
| Weare and Newmarket 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% |
14.7%±9.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
22.4%±4Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 16.1%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
31.4%±4.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
13.5%±3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.7% NH: 40.6% |
55.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
41.2%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9Highest NH: 6% |
2.6%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
4.3%±1.4 NH: 6% |
| Newmarket and Weare are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,845±$13kLowest about the NH average |
$107,863±$45k 9% above NH |
$118,271±$17kHighest 19% above NH |
| Weare 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±$22kHighest 13% above NH |
$363,100±$60kLowest 10% below NH |
$396,300±$26k about the NH average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,671±$69 12% above NH |
$2,068±$385Highest 39% above NH |
$1,541±$214Lowest 3% above NH |
| Holderness and Newmarket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,734Highest 31% above NH |
$3,923Lowest 41% below NH |
$6,272 6% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.3%±8.3 NH: 48.2% |
23.5%±21.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
62.2%±24.6Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Weare and Newmarket 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% |
12.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
1.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
83.7% NH: 72.8% |
93.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1981Lowest 2 yrs newer than NH |
1986Highest 7 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 6% above NH |
27 minLowest about the NH average |
36 minHighest 34% above NH |
| Work from home | 17.3%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
9.4%±4.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
22.8%±4.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Weare and Newmarket 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 | — | #84 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newmarket School District | Holderness School District | John Stark Regional School District · Weare School District |
| High school in town | Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School | None in town | John Stark Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
— | 11.4Highest |
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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.