Compare towns
Newmarket vs Hollis vs Rye vs Greenland
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).
Hollis has the most kids (21% under 18).
Rye has the most expensive homes ($1028k median).
Greenland has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14.6%).
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 | Hollis | Rye | Greenland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 9,463Highest |
8,603 |
5,611 |
4,106Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5% NH: +4.6% |
+8.6% NH: +4.6% |
+4.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+14.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.2±1.9Lowest 5% below NH |
49.4±5 14% above NH |
55.1±3Highest 27% above NH |
48.4±7.7 12% above NH |
| Rye and Hollis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±2.7Lowest NH: 18.2% |
21%±4Highest NH: 18.2% |
18.2%±4 NH: 18.2% |
19.8%±5.2 NH: 18.2% |
| Hollis and Greenland 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% |
23.3%±4.7 NH: 20.1% |
31.7%±5.3Highest NH: 20.1% |
28.9%±5 NH: 20.1% |
| Rye and Greenland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
57.3% NH: 40.6% |
61.5%Highest NH: 40.6% |
59.6% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9Highest NH: 6% |
3.6%±1.7 NH: 6% |
2.2%±1.3Lowest NH: 6% |
2.3%±1.6 NH: 6% |
| Newmarket and Hollis 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 |
$168,883±$22kHighest 71% above NH |
$140,655±$39k 42% above NH |
$162,837±$11k 64% above NH |
| Hollis and Greenland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $455,000±$22kLowest 13% above NH |
$675,900±$48k 68% above NH |
$1,028,100±$89kHighest 155% above NH |
$662,800±$42k 65% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,671±$69 12% above NH |
$1,598±$302Lowest 7% above NH |
$1,781±$156 19% above NH |
$2,331±$363Highest 56% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,734 31% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$7,519 13% above NH |
$7,420Lowest 11% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.3%±8.3 NH: 48.2% |
31.3%±19.5Lowest NH: 48.2% |
44.3%±16.1 NH: 48.2% |
77.3%±44.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Greenland 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% |
1.9% NH: 7.2% |
6.9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
0.5%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
91.7% NH: 72.8% |
85.5% NH: 72.8% |
93.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1979 same as NH |
1972Lowest 7 yrs older than NH |
1987Highest 8 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 6% above NH |
27 min about the NH average |
29 minHighest 8% above NH |
21 minLowest 23% below NH |
| Work from home | 17.3%±3.3Lowest NH: 16.8% |
29%±6.4 NH: 16.8% |
30.9%±7.6 NH: 16.8% |
32.2%±7.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Greenland and Rye 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 | #8 of 120 in NH | #2 of 120 in NH | #10 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newmarket School District | Hollis School District · Hollis-Brookline Cooperative School District | Rye School District | Greenland School District |
| High school in town | Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School | Hollis-Brookline High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
11.8Highest |
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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.