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Durham vs Rockport vs Lebanon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Durham has the youngest population (median age 20.8).
Rockport has the most kids (20.9% under 18).
Lebanon has the most renters (48.8% rent).
Durham is a college town. 55.1% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Durham | Rockport | Lebanon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,080Highest |
3,675Lowest |
14,999 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 20.8±0.3Lowest 47% below U.S. |
48.7±3.7Highest 25% above U.S. |
38.9±3.1 about the U.S. average |
| Kids under 18 | 10.3%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.9%±5.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.6%±2.4 U.S.: 22% |
| Rockport and Lebanon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 11.5%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.2%±4.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.4%±2.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Rockport and Lebanon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 75.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
51.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
57.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 55.1%±3.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.9%±2.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $124,056±$21kHighest 54% above U.S. |
$86,979±$16kLowest 8% above U.S. |
$98,147±$10k 22% above U.S. |
| Durham and Lebanon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $504,300±$41kHighest 52% above U.S. |
$469,000±$50k 41% above U.S. |
$385,400±$29kLowest 16% above U.S. |
| Durham and Rockport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,429±$143 about the U.S. average |
$1,194±$667Lowest 15% below U.S. |
$1,744±$132Highest 23% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$5,764Lowest 85% above U.S. |
$8,149 161% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.4%±16Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
53.4%±42.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
41.9%±7.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Durham and Rockport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
84.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
51.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1978Lowest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1980 same as U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minHighest 27% below U.S. |
11 minLowest 57% below U.S. |
14 min 47% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 19.4%±3.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
17.1%±5.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.8%±4.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Lebanon and Durham 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 | #9 of 120 in NH | #8 of 133 in ME | #29 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Oyster River Coop School District | Five Town CSD · RSU 28/MSAD 28 | Lebanon School District |
| High school in town | Oyster River High School | Camden Hills Regional H S | Lebanon High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.3 |
12.6Highest |
11.7Lowest |
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U.S. 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.