Compare towns
Somersworth vs New Ipswich 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
Somersworth has the most renters (42.2% rent).
New Ipswich has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.1%).
Holderness has the oldest population (median age 39.4).
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 | Somersworth | New Ipswich | Holderness |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,111Highest |
5,310 |
1,917Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.8% NH: +4.6% |
+2.1%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-4.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 38.4±2.7 11% below NH |
36.9±2.4Lowest 15% below NH |
39.4±7.4Highest 9% below NH |
| Holderness and Somersworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±4 NH: 18.2% |
29.9%±5.7Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.7%±9.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 14%±3 NH: 20.1% |
12.3%±3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
31.4%±4.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
32.1% NH: 40.6% |
55.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±2Highest NH: 6% |
2.6%±1.4Lowest NH: 6% |
2.6%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
| Somersworth and New Ipswich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,504±$13kLowest 25% below NH |
$110,507±$9kHighest 12% above NH |
$107,863±$45k 9% above NH |
| New Ipswich and Holderness are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $318,400±$23kLowest 21% below NH |
$392,400±$31kHighest about the NH average |
$363,100±$60k 10% below NH |
| New Ipswich and Holderness are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,477±$134 about the NH average |
$882±$469Lowest 41% below NH |
$2,068±$385Highest 39% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,805Highest about the NH average |
$5,647 15% below NH |
$3,923Lowest 41% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.3%±14.7 NH: 48.2% |
61.7%±41.5Highest NH: 48.2% |
23.5%±21.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| New Ipswich and Somersworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.2% NH: 7.2% |
1.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
12.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
82.7% NH: 72.8% |
83.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 12 yrs older than NH |
1986Highest 7 yrs newer than NH |
1981 2 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 3% below NH |
33 minHighest 22% above NH |
27 min about the NH average |
| Work from home | 11.7%±3.5 NH: 16.8% |
12%±4.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
9.4%±4.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| New Ipswich and Somersworth 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 | #117 of 120 in NH | #82 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Somersworth School District | Mascenic Regional School District | Holderness School District |
| High school in town | Somersworth High School | Mascenic Regional High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4Lowest |
11.7Highest |
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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.