Compare towns
Deering vs Lyme vs Weare
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Deering has the most affordable homes ($310k median).
Lyme has the most expensive homes ($645k median).
Weare has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.5%).
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 | Deering | Lyme | Weare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,938 |
1,710Lowest |
9,170Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+1.7% NH: +4.6% |
+3.5%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 48.8±5.7Highest 13% above NH |
48.6±7.8 12% above NH |
45.6±4Lowest 5% above NH |
| Deering and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±4.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
19.5%±3.4 NH: 18.2% |
22.4%±4Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Weare and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.9%±1.2 NH: 20.1% |
26.5%±2.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
13.5%±3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Lyme and Deering are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
70.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
41.2% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
3.3%±1.9 NH: 6% |
4.3%±1.4Highest NH: 6% |
| Weare and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,250±$16kLowest about the NH average |
$133,906±$15kHighest 35% above NH |
$118,271±$17k 19% above NH |
| Lyme and Weare are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $309,900±$27kLowest 23% below NH |
$645,000±$64kHighest 60% above NH |
$396,300±$26k about the NH average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,306±$116Lowest 12% below NH |
$1,418±$130 5% below NH |
$1,541±$214Highest 3% above NH |
| Weare and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,223Lowest 7% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$6,272 6% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.9%±27.6Lowest NH: 48.2% |
52.8%±29.8 NH: 48.2% |
62.2%±24.6Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Weare and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.3%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.4% NH: 7.2% |
1.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.7% NH: 72.8% |
80.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
93.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH |
1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH |
1986Highest 7 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 40 minHighest 49% above NH |
21 minLowest 22% below NH |
36 min 34% above NH |
| Work from home | 10%±2.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
27.2%±5.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
22.8%±4.9 NH: 16.8% |
| Lyme and Weare 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 | — | — | #84 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | Lyme School District | John Stark Regional School District · Weare School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | John Stark Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.4 |
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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.