Compare towns
Antrim vs Lisbon vs Grafton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Antrim has the most renters (31.4% rent).
Lisbon has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Grafton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.4%).
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 | Antrim | Lisbon | Grafton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,265Lowest |
1,583Highest |
1,354 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+1.6% NH: +4.6% |
+3.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 46.3±4.5 7% above NH |
46.4±5.7Highest 7% above NH |
43.1±10.6Lowest about the NH average |
| Lisbon and Antrim are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.8%±6.9Lowest NH: 18.2% |
21.5%±6.2Highest NH: 18.2% |
21%±4.9 NH: 18.2% |
| Lisbon and Grafton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.7%±4.7Lowest NH: 20.1% |
20.8%±5 NH: 20.1% |
21%±2.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Grafton and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.5% NH: 40.6% |
30.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
24.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±2.7 NH: 6% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest NH: 6% |
4.5%±2.8Highest NH: 6% |
| Grafton and Antrim are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $72,738±$19k 27% below NH |
$65,500±$13kLowest 34% below NH |
$81,563±$22kHighest 18% below NH |
| Grafton and Antrim are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $281,500±$16kHighest 30% below NH |
$198,000±$19kLowest 51% below NH |
$267,300±$23k 34% below NH |
| Antrim and Grafton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $915±$213Lowest 39% below NH |
$1,344±$303Highest 10% below NH |
$1,243±$163 17% below NH |
| Lisbon and Grafton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,707 29% below NH |
$4,691Lowest 30% below NH |
$5,239Highest 21% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 96.8%±30.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
52.9%±18.9 NH: 48.2% |
32.1%±34.1Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Antrim and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
8.6% NH: 7.2% |
7.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 68.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
74.2% NH: 72.8% |
83.1%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 41 yrs older than NH |
1969 10 yrs older than NH |
1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 16% above NH |
22 minLowest 19% below NH |
43 minHighest 62% above NH |
| Work from home | 5.4%±4.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
10.3%±2.9 NH: 16.8% |
19.9%±6.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Grafton and Lisbon 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 | #104 of 120 in NH | — | — |
| School district | — | Lisbon Regional School District | — |
| High school in town | — | Lisbon Regional School (High) | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 6.4 |
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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.