Compare towns
Brookline vs Lyndeborough vs Salisbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brookline has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13%).
Lyndeborough has the most renters (7.6% rent).
Salisbury has the most affordable homes ($363k median).
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 | Brookline | Lyndeborough | Salisbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,736Highest |
1,616 |
1,609Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +13%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+1.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+2.9% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.2±1.5Lowest 5% below NH |
50±3.2 15% above NH |
51.5±4.5Highest 19% above NH |
| Salisbury and Lyndeborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 26.7%±4Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.9%±5.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
20.1%±9.6 NH: 18.2% |
| Brookline and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 11.4%±2.1Lowest NH: 20.1% |
22.6%±1.8 NH: 20.1% |
24.9%±4Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Salisbury and Lyndeborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 57.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
40.1% NH: 40.6% |
37.3%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.3%±3.2Highest NH: 6% |
3.7%±1.5 NH: 6% |
2%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
| Brookline and Lyndeborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $171,046±$4kHighest 73% above NH |
$116,964±$17k 18% above NH |
$111,591±$17kLowest 13% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $544,400±$38kHighest 35% above NH |
$390,900±$26k about the NH average |
$363,400±$47kLowest 10% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,500±$1kHighest 68% above NH |
$1,482±$457Lowest about the NH average |
$1,917±$632 29% above NH |
| Brookline and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$7,133 7% above NH |
$5,859Lowest 12% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.8%±43.5 NH: 48.2% |
48.9%±90Highest NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Lyndeborough and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 0.6%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
3.7% NH: 7.2% |
7.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.1% NH: 72.8% |
92.4%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
96.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1993Highest 14 yrs newer than NH |
1981Lowest 2 yrs newer than NH |
1982 3 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 25% above NH |
39 minHighest 46% above NH |
32 minLowest 20% above NH |
| Work from home | 24.7%±5.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
16.7%±3.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
23.3%±10.6 NH: 16.8% |
| Brookline and Salisbury 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 | #23 of 120 in NH | — | — |
| School district | Brookline 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.