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Lebanon vs Canaan vs Windham vs Wilder
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lebanon has the most renters (48.8% rent).
Canaan has the most affordable homes ($254k median).
Windham has the highest household income ($190k).
Wilder has grown the fastest since 2010 (+81.7%).
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 | Lebanon | Canaan | Windham | Wilder |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 14,999 |
3,811 |
16,038Highest |
3,087Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
-2.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+16.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
+81.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 38.9±3.1Lowest about the U.S. average |
44.4±3.7 14% above U.S. |
41.1±2.9 6% above U.S. |
45.5±8.9Highest 17% above U.S. |
| Wilder and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 14.6%±2.4 U.S.: 22% |
14.7%±4.6 U.S.: 22% |
27.4%±3.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
11.8%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±2.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.1%±4.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
15.5%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
27.3%±4.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Wilder and Lebanon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 57.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
28.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
62.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
60.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.9%±2.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
7%±2.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
8.1%±3.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Wilder and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $98,147±$10k 22% above U.S. |
$81,583±$6k about the U.S. average |
$189,583±$19kHighest 135% above U.S. |
$75,143±$9kLowest 7% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $385,400±$29k 16% above U.S. |
$254,000±$26kLowest 24% below U.S. |
$723,300±$50kHighest 117% above U.S. |
$273,200±$18k 18% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,744±$132 23% above U.S. |
$1,140±$90Lowest 19% below U.S. |
$3,218±$350Highest 128% above U.S. |
$1,142±$451 19% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,149 161% above U.S. |
$5,985 92% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$5,505Lowest 76% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±7.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
74.4%±25.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.2%±50.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
39.9%±17.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Canaan and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 7% U.S.: 12.5% |
13.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 51.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
77.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
93.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
62.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 same as U.S. |
1975Lowest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1996Highest 16 yrs newer than U.S. |
1983 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 14 minLowest 47% below U.S. |
30 min 14% above U.S. |
31 minHighest 17% above U.S. |
17 min 37% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 22.8%±4.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.9%±6 U.S.: 15.1% |
21.9%±4.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
12.6%±6.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Lebanon and Windham 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 | #29 of 120 in NH | #83 of 120 in NH | #13 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Lebanon School District | Mascoma Valley Regional School District | Windham School District | — |
| High school in town | Lebanon High School | Mascoma Valley Regional High School | Windham High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.7 |
10.3Lowest |
12.8Highest |
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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.