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Antrim vs Canaan vs Lyme
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 oldest housing (typical home built 1974).
Canaan has the most affordable homes ($254k median).
Lyme has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.7%).
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 | Canaan | Lyme |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,692 |
3,811Highest |
1,710Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.5% NH: +4.6% |
-2.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+1.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 46.7±3.9 8% above NH |
44.4±3.7Lowest about the NH average |
48.6±7.8Highest 12% above NH |
| Lyme and Antrim are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±4.8 NH: 18.2% |
14.7%±4.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
19.5%±3.4Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Lyme and Antrim are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.8%±3.1Lowest NH: 20.1% |
19.1%±4.2 NH: 20.1% |
26.5%±2.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.7% NH: 40.6% |
28.2%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
70.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±2.1 NH: 6% |
7%±2.5Highest NH: 6% |
3.3%±1.9Lowest NH: 6% |
| Canaan and Antrim are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,648±$22k 13% below NH |
$81,583±$6kLowest 18% below NH |
$133,906±$15kHighest 35% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $298,800±$23k 26% below NH |
$254,000±$26kLowest 37% below NH |
$645,000±$64kHighest 60% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,040±$177Lowest 30% below NH |
$1,140±$90 24% below NH |
$1,418±$130Highest 5% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,608Lowest 16% below NH |
$5,985 10% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 95.9%±24.2Highest NH: 48.2% |
74.4%±25.1 NH: 48.2% |
52.8%±29.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Antrim and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.6% NH: 7.2% |
13.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.1% NH: 72.8% |
77.3%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
80.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 5 yrs older than NH |
1975 4 yrs older than NH |
1977Highest 2 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 19% above NH |
30 min 12% above NH |
21 minLowest 22% below NH |
| Work from home | 12.8%±5.3Lowest NH: 16.8% |
14.9%±6 NH: 16.8% |
27.2%±5.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #104 of 120 in NH | #83 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Contoocook Valley School District | Mascoma Valley Regional School District | Lyme School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Mascoma Valley Regional High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.3 |
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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.