Compare towns

Guildhall vs Lancaster vs Warren

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).
Lancaster has the most affordable homes ($216k median).
Warren has the most people working from home (36.2%).

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.

MeasureGuildhallLancasterWarren
People
Population
371Lowest
3,216Highest
1,585
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-8.2%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+16%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
42.6±7.8Lowest
10% above U.S.
45.5±6.9
17% above U.S.
53.1±4.2Highest
37% above U.S.
Warren and Lancaster 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%
20.9%±6.1
U.S.: 22%
9.3%±3.1Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Guildhall and Lancaster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
26.1%±5.5Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
28.4%±5.8
U.S.: 17.2%
30.1%±4.9Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Warren and Lancaster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
33.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
30.1%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
60%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.1%±3.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.9%±2.2
U.S.: 6.4%
3.6%±4Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Warren and Lancaster 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.
$68,911±$23kLowest
15% below U.S.
$86,905±$16k
8% above U.S.
Guildhall and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$321,200±$62k
3% below U.S.
$215,700±$24kLowest
35% below U.S.
$569,300±$123kHighest
71% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$850±$717Lowest
40% below U.S.
$1,019±$263
28% below U.S.
$1,750±$394Highest
24% above U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,625
48% above U.S.
$4,226Lowest
35% above U.S.
$7,284Highest
134% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
75%±100Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
36.1%±17
U.S.: 51.1%
32.3%±26.6Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Guildhall and Lancaster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
11.9%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
16.7%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
15.7%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
93.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
75.1%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
86.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1958
22 yrs older than U.S.
1942Lowest
38 yrs older than U.S.
1977Highest
3 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
25 minHighest
5% below U.S.
23 min
13% below U.S.
19 minLowest
30% below U.S.
Work from home
2.3%±2.2Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
11.5%±6.3
U.S.: 15.1%
36.2%±5Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — #107 of 120 in NH —
School district — White Mountains Regional School District Harwood Unified Union School District #60
High school in town — None in town None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History None yet None yet None yet

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.