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Boscawen vs Lyndeborough vs Webster
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Boscawen has the most renters (24.7% rent).
Lyndeborough has the most expensive homes ($391k median).
Webster has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.2%).
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 | Boscawen | Lyndeborough | Webster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,044Highest |
1,616Lowest |
2,227 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.8%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+1.1% NH: +4.6% |
+2.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 46±4.2 6% above NH |
50±3.2Highest 15% above NH |
44.7±7.6Lowest 3% above NH |
| Lyndeborough and Boscawen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.1%±4.5 NH: 18.2% |
14.9%±5.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
22.6%±8Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Webster and Boscawen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±5.3Highest NH: 20.1% |
22.6%±1.8 NH: 20.1% |
19.4%±1.3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Boscawen and Lyndeborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.5%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
40.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
30.7% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.9Lowest NH: 6% |
3.7%±1.5Highest NH: 6% |
3%±1.4 NH: 6% |
| Lyndeborough and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,328±$27kLowest 22% below NH |
$116,964±$17kHighest 18% above NH |
$107,171±$14k 8% above NH |
| Lyndeborough and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $286,500±$23kLowest 29% below NH |
$390,900±$26kHighest about the NH average |
$338,500±$30k 16% below NH |
| Lyndeborough and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,265±$307Lowest 15% below NH |
$1,482±$457Highest about the NH average |
$1,396±$622 6% below NH |
| Lyndeborough and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,549 about the NH average |
$7,133Highest 7% above NH |
$6,021Lowest 10% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.2%±21Lowest NH: 48.2% |
48.9%±90 NH: 48.2% |
53.6%±71Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Webster and Lyndeborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 17%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
9.6% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.3%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
92.4% NH: 72.8% |
96%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr older than NH |
1981Highest 2 yrs newer than NH |
1979 same as NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 4% above NH |
39 minHighest 46% above NH |
31 min 14% above NH |
| Work from home | 9.9%±6.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
16.7%±3.5 NH: 16.8% |
17.1%±3.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Webster and Lyndeborough 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 | #51 of 120 in NH | — | — |
| School district | Merrimack Valley School District | Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District | Merrimack Valley 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.