Compare towns
Carroll vs Lyme vs Brookfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Carroll has the most affordable homes ($262k median).
Lyme has the most kids (19.5% under 18).
Brookfield has the most homeowners (98.4%).
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 | Carroll | Lyme | Brookfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 659 |
1,710Highest |
567Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+1.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+6% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 62.4±4.8Highest 44% above NH |
48.6±7.8Lowest 12% above NH |
58.1±9.7 34% above NH |
| Carroll and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 7%±4.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
19.5%±3.4Highest NH: 18.2% |
8.6%±4 NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 39.5%±4.4Highest NH: 20.1% |
26.5%±2.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
38.4%±3.4 NH: 20.1% |
| Carroll and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.2%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
70.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
36.8% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.2Lowest NH: 6% |
3.3%±1.9 NH: 6% |
5.5%±5Highest NH: 6% |
| Brookfield and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,821±$26kLowest 35% below NH |
$133,906±$15kHighest 35% above NH |
$81,406±$31k 18% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $261,500±$42kLowest 35% below NH |
$645,000±$64kHighest 60% above NH |
$428,000±$61k 6% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,078±$241Lowest 28% below NH |
$1,418±$130Highest 5% below NH |
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| Lyme and Carroll are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,356Lowest 50% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$5,926 11% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28%±47.5Lowest NH: 48.2% |
52.8%±29.8Highest NH: 48.2% |
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| Lyme and Carroll are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.5%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.4% NH: 7.2% |
3.9%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.6% NH: 72.8% |
80.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
98.4%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 5 yrs newer than NH |
1977 2 yrs older than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 19% below NH |
21 minLowest 22% below NH |
27 minHighest about the NH average |
| Work from home | 4.6%±3.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
27.2%±5.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
13.7%±6.8 NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Lyme School District | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.