Compare towns
Rumney vs Bridgewater vs Holderness
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Rumney has the most people working from home (14.4%).
Bridgewater has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.1%).
Holderness has the highest household income ($108k).
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 | Rumney | Bridgewater | Holderness |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,458 |
1,169Lowest |
1,917Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.2% NH: +4.6% |
+7.1%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-4.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.5±2.3 about the NH average |
58.3±6.3Highest 35% above NH |
39.4±7.4Lowest 9% below NH |
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±4.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
10.8%±3.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
14.7%±9.3 NH: 18.2% |
| Rumney and Holderness are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.1%±3.7Lowest NH: 20.1% |
33.1%±1.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
31.4%±4.6 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+ | 41.9% NH: 40.6% |
32.8%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
55.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±2.3Highest NH: 6% |
1.3%±1.2Lowest NH: 6% |
2.6%±1.6 NH: 6% |
| Rumney and Holderness are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,444±$21kLowest 20% below NH |
$82,361±$9k 17% below NH |
$107,863±$45kHighest 9% above NH |
| Holderness and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $309,800±$37kLowest 23% below NH |
$398,600±$65kHighest about the NH average |
$363,100±$60k 10% below NH |
| Bridgewater and Holderness are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,064±$100Lowest 29% below NH |
$1,125±$201 25% below NH |
$2,068±$385Highest 39% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,716Highest 29% below NH |
$2,823Lowest 58% below NH |
$3,923 41% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.1%±21.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
32.1%±13.6 NH: 48.2% |
23.5%±21.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Rumney and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
11.9% NH: 7.2% |
12.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
79.7% NH: 72.8% |
83.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 3 yrs older than NH |
1979 same as NH |
1981Highest 2 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 22% above NH |
30 min 13% above NH |
27 minLowest about the NH average |
| Work from home | 14.4%±7Highest NH: 16.8% |
8%±3.3Lowest NH: 16.8% |
9.4%±4.1 NH: 16.8% |
| Rumney and Holderness are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Rumney School District | Newfound Area School District | Holderness School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| 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.