Compare towns
Exeter vs Lyndeborough vs Sidney
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Exeter has the most renters (30.9% rent).
Lyndeborough has the oldest population (median age 50).
Sidney has the most kids (23.1% under 18).
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 | Exeter | Lyndeborough | Sidney |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,151Highest |
1,616Lowest |
4,790 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.8±2.3 18% above U.S. |
50±3.2Highest 29% above U.S. |
43±5.5Lowest 11% above U.S. |
| Lyndeborough and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17%±2.7 U.S.: 22% |
14.9%±5.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
23.1%±5.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Sidney and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.4%±2.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.6%±1.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.4%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Exeter and Lyndeborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 59.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
40.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
33.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.7%±1.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Exeter and Lyndeborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $110,346±$13k 37% above U.S. |
$116,964±$17kHighest 45% above U.S. |
$83,488±$10kLowest 3% above U.S. |
| Lyndeborough and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $456,600±$21kHighest 37% above U.S. |
$390,900±$26k 17% above U.S. |
$336,200±$34kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,856±$223Highest 31% above U.S. |
$1,482±$457 5% above U.S. |
$1,340±$304Lowest 5% below U.S. |
| Exeter and Lyndeborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,814Highest 183% above U.S. |
$7,133 129% above U.S. |
$2,474Lowest 21% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59%±11.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.9%±90 U.S.: 51.1% |
16.4%±17.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Exeter and Lyndeborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
89.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1981 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1996Highest 16 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 6% below U.S. |
39 minHighest 48% above U.S. |
25 minLowest 6% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 19.9%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.7%±3.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
14.3%±5.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Exeter 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 | #22 of 120 in NH | — | #15 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Exeter School District | Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District | RSU 18 |
| High school in town | Exeter High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1 |
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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.