Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Few places in the country grade higher. Hollis earns an A+, 1st among New Hampshire's 125 graded towns. The median household earns $169K, it reports less crime per resident than 95% of U.S. towns, and it is healthier than 94% of U.S. towns. Its lowest mark, a C, is in cost of living. Hollis’ median household income is $169,000, above both the New Hampshire town median ($103,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). Only 8 of New Hampshire’s 187 towns score higher on the outdoors. Beaver Brook Association, at 1,913 acres with 29.1 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
Where Hollis beats most towns.
27.3% of the town is conserved land, across 26 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Hampshire), ordered by how far Hollis is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,441 in 1790, a low of 775 in 1920, 8,342 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1846 and 5 maps from 1944 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hollis. Close and well known come first.
Big draw37 mi Stadium & arenaFenway Park
Big draw38 mi MuseumIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum
25 mi LakeWalden Pond
28 mi MountainMount Monadnock
38 mi AttractionFreedom Trail
35 mi Stadium & arenaHarvard StadiumFenway Park: Gatorfan252525, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: Sean Dungan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Walden Pond: Victorgrigas, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Monadnock: Jonwmcinenrey, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Freedom Trail: Ingfbruno, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Harvard Stadium: Nick Allen, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hollis, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 19, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Hollis.
Hollis has schools in the top 5% of New Hampshire and gets more snow than most of the country, though not than most of New Hampshire; it also has homes that cost more against local pay than most of New Hampshire.
The trail density in Hollis is 2.9 miles per square mile. 93 miles of trail in 26 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Beaver Brook Association | 29.1 mi | 1,913 |
| 2. Hollis Town Forest | 13.4 mi | 498 |
| 3. Silver Lake State Park | 2.3 mi | 73 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its A ranks #4 of the 126 New Hampshire towns we grade for schools.
Its public schools are run by the Hollis-Brookline Cooperative School District. Three of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Hollis-Brookline High School, with 745 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hollis Primary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–3 | Grades PK–3 | 391 | A |
| Hollis-Brookline High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 745 | A |
| Hollis Upper Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades 4–6 | Grades 4–6 | 277 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NH on state tests and graduation
Violent crime is rare: 2 reported in 2025, 0.2 per 1,000 residents.
Hollis’ property crime rate is 2.3 per 1,000 residents.
| Hollis | New Hampshire towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.3 per 1,000 residents | 4.5 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.2 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Against the 1,722 U.S. towns with household incomes like Hollis’s, it is healthier than 59%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
20% of Hollis adults have been diagnosed with depression. Hollis beats the New Hampshire average on 14 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 9.1% of Hollis adults have diabetes.
| Hollis | New Hampshire towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 12% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.6% | 11% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 23% | 23% |
| What stands out | Hollis | NH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.4% | 9.5% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.6% | 6.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
At 7.6 years of the Manchester metro’s $104K median household income, the typical home (about $792K) costs more against local pay than in 94% of New Hampshire towns; that ratio is one input to its C for cost of living. Its typical home is the priciest on its borders; Brookline is next at $669K.
The typical Hollis home is worth about $792,000, about the same as a year ago, 55% above the New Hampshire typical home. 92% of households own their home in Hollis.
| Hollis | New Hampshire towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 92% | 82% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,598 a month | $1,382 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
29% of workers work from home, against 16.8% across New Hampshire.
Most working residents leave Hollis for work: only 10% work in town. Jobs based in Hollis grew to 2,080 in 2023, 168 more than in 2013. Only 10 of the 126 New Hampshire towns we compare have a lower share of residents below the poverty line than Hollis.
| Hollis | New Hampshire towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 1.9% | 6.8% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The Nashua 2 Nnw weather station, 6 miles away, records that 53 inches of snow fall in a normal winter: more than most of the country, but less than 92% of New Hampshire places with climate records. January nights average 15.1°: colder than most of the country, but milder than 88% of New Hampshire places with climate records; July afternoons average 83.4°.
Hollis has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. Among 126 New Hampshire towns, just 8 have a higher July high than Hollis.
| Hollis | New Hampshire towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 15°F | 13°F | 22°F |
| July high | 83°F | 81°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 58% of U.S. communities. Since 2006, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Hollis.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
5 within 15 miles of the center of Hollis
About 4 of every 100 Hollis residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Hampshire.
Where Hollis’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
3 places in Hollis on the National Register of Historic Places.
7 notable people were born in Hollis.
Town in New Hampshire, United States
Hollis is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 8,342 at the 2020 census, having grown 9% from the 2010 population of 7,684. The town center village is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Hollis Village Historic District.
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6 towns share a border with Hollis.
At #1 in NH, it grades higher overall than all 5 graded towns on its borders; Brookline (A+) comes closest.
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Hollis grades A+ overall, among the top 2% of U.S. towns and #1 of 125 in New Hampshire. It grades A for health, A+ for safety and A for schools.
That is 7.6 years of the area's median household income ($103,545 across the Manchester-Nashua, NH metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
7 notable people were born here, including Ludwig Ahgren and Samuel E. Smith.
