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Hebron vs Lincoln vs Center Harbor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hebron has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5%).
Lincoln has the most kids (19.4% under 18).
Center Harbor has the highest household income ($104k).
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 | Hebron | Lincoln | Center Harbor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 883Lowest |
1,461Highest |
955 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-1.9% NH: +4.6% |
-5.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 57.9±3.6 34% above NH |
46.8±10.1Lowest 8% above NH |
60.4±4.8Highest 39% above NH |
| Center Harbor and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.2%±3.9 NH: 18.2% |
19.4%±5.1Highest NH: 18.2% |
11.9%±5.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Lincoln and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 37.8%±9.3 NH: 20.1% |
28.3%±7Lowest NH: 20.1% |
39.5%±13.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Center Harbor and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
38.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
47.1% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±4.3Highest NH: 6% |
1.6%±1.7 NH: 6% |
0.9%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
| Hebron and Lincoln are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,071±$17k 8% below NH |
$70,625±$54kLowest 29% below NH |
$104,313±$16kHighest 5% above NH |
| Center Harbor and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $589,500±$61kHighest 46% above NH |
$342,000±$38kLowest 15% below NH |
$463,800±$74k 15% above NH |
| Hebron and Center Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,429±$334Highest 4% below NH |
$1,143±$498Lowest 23% below NH |
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| Hebron and Lincoln are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,603 46% below NH |
$2,984Lowest 55% below NH |
$4,667Highest 30% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40%±38.3 NH: 48.2% |
49.7%±26Highest NH: 48.2% |
14.3%±59.4Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Lincoln and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.2%Highest NH: 7.2% |
6.2% NH: 7.2% |
2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.8% NH: 72.8% |
72%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
91%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH |
1986Highest 7 yrs newer than NH |
1982 3 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 27% below NH |
23 min 15% below NH |
25 minHighest 8% below NH |
| Work from home | 13.1%±5.1 NH: 16.8% |
16.3%±8.1Highest NH: 16.8% |
8.9%±5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Lincoln and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Lincoln-Woodstock Cooperative School District | — |
| High school 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.