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Guildhall vs Denmark vs Lunenburg

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Guildhall has the highest household income ($115k).
Denmark has the most people working from home (12.7%).
Lunenburg has the most affordable homes ($164k 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.

MeasureGuildhallDenmarkLunenburg
People
Population
371Lowest
1,054
1,267Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+4.3%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
-4.3%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
42.6±7.8Lowest
10% above U.S.
54.4±5Highest
40% above U.S.
51.2±4.2
32% above U.S.
Denmark and Lunenburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
22.6%±7.5Highest
U.S.: 22%
15.6%±3.3
U.S.: 22%
14.1%±3Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Guildhall and Denmark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
26.1%±5.5
U.S.: 17.2%
31.8%±7.4Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
24.1%±3.6Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Denmark and Guildhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
33.9%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
29.8%
U.S.: 35.7%
14.6%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.1%±3.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.1%±2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.6%±1.4
U.S.: 6.4%
Denmark and Lunenburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$115,000±$46kHighest
42% above U.S.
$64,167±$10k
21% below U.S.
$53,125±$9kLowest
34% below U.S.
Guildhall and Denmark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$321,200±$62kHighest
3% below U.S.
$250,000±$68k
25% below U.S.
$164,000±$11kLowest
51% below U.S.
Guildhall and Denmark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$850±$717Lowest
40% below U.S.
$1,409±$207Highest
about the U.S. average
$1,025±$172
27% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,625Highest
48% above U.S.
$2,259Lowest
28% below U.S.
$2,702
13% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
75%±100
U.S.: 51.1%
90.6%±31Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
52.5%±57.6Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Denmark and Guildhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
11.9%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
8.9%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
10.6%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
93.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
92.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
82.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1958Lowest
22 yrs older than U.S.
1980Highest
same as U.S.
1972
8 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
25 minLowest
5% below U.S.
34 minHighest
30% above U.S.
30 min
14% above U.S.
Work from home
2.3%±2.2Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
12.7%±6.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
4.9%±2.9
U.S.: 15.1%
Denmark and Lunenburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — — Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64
High school 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.