Compare towns
Plymouth vs Holderness vs Bridgewater
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Plymouth has the youngest population (median age 22.8).
Holderness has the highest household income ($108k).
Bridgewater has the oldest population (median age 58.3).
Plymouth is a college town. 42.5% 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 | Plymouth | Holderness | Bridgewater |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,969Highest |
1,917 |
1,169Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.1% NH: +4.6% |
-4.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+7.1%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 22.8±0.9Lowest 47% below NH |
39.4±7.4 9% below NH |
58.3±6.3Highest 35% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 13.3%±4.1 NH: 18.2% |
14.7%±9.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
10.8%±3.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Holderness and Plymouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 9.4%±2.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
31.4%±4.6 NH: 20.1% |
33.1%±1.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bridgewater and Holderness are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 63.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
55.7% NH: 40.6% |
32.8%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 42.5%±2.1Highest NH: 6% |
2.6%±1.6 NH: 6% |
1.3%±1.2Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,500±$32k 10% below NH |
$107,863±$45kHighest 9% above NH |
$82,361±$9kLowest 17% below NH |
| Holderness and Plymouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $294,400±$28kLowest 27% below NH |
$363,100±$60k 10% below NH |
$398,600±$65kHighest about the NH average |
| Bridgewater and Holderness are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,296±$295 13% below NH |
$2,068±$385Highest 39% above NH |
$1,125±$201Lowest 25% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,483Highest about the NH average |
$3,923 41% below NH |
$2,823Lowest 58% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.8%±10.7 NH: 48.2% |
23.5%±21.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
32.1%±13.6Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Bridgewater and Plymouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 17%Highest NH: 7.2% |
12.1% NH: 7.2% |
11.9%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
83.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
79.7% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
1981Highest 2 yrs newer than NH |
1979 same as NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 16 minLowest 39% below NH |
27 min about the NH average |
30 minHighest 13% above NH |
| Work from home | 10.5%±4Highest NH: 16.8% |
9.4%±4.1 NH: 16.8% |
8%±3.3Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Plymouth and Holderness 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 | #47 of 120 in NH | — | — |
| School district | — | Holderness School District | Newfound Area School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.