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Greenfield vs Lyndeborough vs Ogunquit vs Windsor

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Lyndeborough has the highest household income ($117k).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($208k median).

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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.

MeasureGreenfieldLyndeboroughOgunquitWindsor
People
Population
1,730
1,616
1,379Lowest
3,554Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-1.9%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+1.1%
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+0.2%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
49.9±2.9
28% above U.S.
50±3.2
29% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
44.8±6.5Lowest
15% above U.S.
Kids under 18
18%±3.4
U.S.: 22%
14.9%±5.3
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
19.5%±5.2Highest
U.S.: 22%
Windsor and Greenfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
19.9%±4.4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
22.6%±1.8
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
29.7%±6.9
U.S.: 17.2%
Ogunquit and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
26.7%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
40.1%
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
39.7%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.1%±1.5
U.S.: 6.4%
3.7%±1.5
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
0.7%±0.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Ogunquit and Lyndeborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$103,603±$8k
28% above U.S.
$116,964±$17kHighest
45% above U.S.
$114,259±$56k
42% above U.S.
$52,484±$11kLowest
35% below U.S.
Lyndeborough and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$350,300±$17k
5% above U.S.
$390,900±$26k
17% above U.S.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
$207,500±$31kLowest
38% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,135±$79
20% below U.S.
$1,482±$457Highest
5% above U.S.
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$1,026±$89Lowest
27% below U.S.
Lyndeborough and Greenfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$7,264Highest
133% above U.S.
$7,133
129% above U.S.
$4,473Lowest
43% above U.S.
$5,209
67% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
51.8%±21.1Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
48.9%±90
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
31.5%±17
U.S.: 51.1%
Greenfield and Lyndeborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
5.2%
U.S.: 12.5%
3.7%
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
7.8%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
84.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
92.4%
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
57.8%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1981Highest
1 yr newer than U.S.
1981Highest
1 yr newer than U.S.
1978
2 yrs older than U.S.
1945Lowest
35 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
36 min
37% above U.S.
39 minHighest
48% above U.S.
26 min
about the U.S. average
23 minLowest
14% below U.S.
Work from home
15.9%±5.5
U.S.: 15.1%
16.7%±3.5
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
10.3%±5Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — — — #61 of 70 in VT
School district Contoocook Valley School District Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District — —
High school in town None in town None in town — —
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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.