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Lebanon vs Dorset 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).
Dorset has the most kids (24% under 18).
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 | Dorset | Wilder |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 14,999Highest |
2,092Lowest |
3,087 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
+5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+81.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 38.9±3.1Lowest about the U.S. average |
45.9±7.5Highest 18% above U.S. |
45.5±8.9 17% above U.S. |
| Dorset and Wilder 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% |
24%±5.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
11.8%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.9%±4.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
27.3%±4.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Wilder and Dorset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 57.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
72.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
60.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.9%±2.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.8%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
8.1%±3.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Wilder and Lebanon 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. |
$111,250±$40kHighest 38% above U.S. |
$75,143±$9kLowest 7% below U.S. |
| Dorset and Lebanon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $385,400±$29k 16% above U.S. |
$569,200±$57kHighest 71% above U.S. |
$273,200±$18kLowest 18% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,744±$132Highest 23% above U.S. |
$1,420±$296 about the U.S. average |
$1,142±$451Lowest 19% below U.S. |
| Lebanon and Dorset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,149Highest 161% above U.S. |
$7,489 140% 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%±22.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
39.9%±17.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Below poverty line | 7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
11.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 51.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
62.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 same as U.S. |
1972Lowest 8 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 14 minLowest 47% below U.S. |
22 minHighest 18% below U.S. |
17 min 37% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 22.8%±4.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
29.3%±7.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.6%±6.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Dorset and Lebanon 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 | — | — |
| School district | Lebanon School District | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 | — |
| High school in town | Lebanon High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.7 |
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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.