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Grantham vs Lincoln vs Ellsworth
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Grantham has the highest household income ($106k).
Lincoln has the most renters (28% rent).
Ellsworth has the most people working from home (23.1%).
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 | Grantham | Lincoln | Ellsworth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,465Highest |
1,461 |
51Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +14%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-1.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 50.4±7.5 16% above NH |
46.8±10.1Lowest 8% above NH |
61.8±13.1Highest 43% above NH |
| Ellsworth and Grantham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±6.6 NH: 18.2% |
19.4%±5.1Highest NH: 18.2% |
13.7%±59.8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Lincoln and Grantham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17%±6.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
28.3%±7 NH: 20.1% |
39.2%±46.4Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Ellsworth and Lincoln are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 59.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
38.6% NH: 40.6% |
25%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±6Highest NH: 6% |
1.6%±1.7 NH: 6% |
0%±33.3Lowest NH: 6% |
| Grantham and Lincoln are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $106,403±$54kHighest 7% above NH |
$70,625±$54kLowest 29% below NH |
$89,375±$39k 10% below NH |
| Grantham and Ellsworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $343,100±$39k 15% below NH |
$342,000±$38kLowest 15% below NH |
$350,000±$170kHighest 13% below NH |
| Ellsworth and Grantham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,143±$498 23% below NH |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,605Highest 14% above NH |
$2,984Lowest 55% below NH |
$3,813 43% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 49.7%±26 NH: 48.2% |
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| Below poverty line | 0%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
6.2%Highest NH: 7.2% |
0%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 100%Highest NH: 72.8% |
72%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
100%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 8 yrs newer than NH |
1986 7 yrs newer than NH |
1978Lowest 1 yr older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 16% below NH |
23 minHighest 15% below NH |
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| Work from home | 13.8%±6.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
16.3%±8.1 NH: 16.8% |
23.1%±26.3Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Ellsworth and Lincoln 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 | #6 of 120 in NH | — | — |
| School district | Grantham School District | Lincoln-Woodstock Cooperative School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Lin-Wood Public School (High) | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.4 |
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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.