Compare towns
Lebanon vs Springfield vs Wilmot
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lebanon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.6%).
Springfield has the most homeowners (90.7%).
Wilmot has the highest household income ($118k).
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 | Springfield | Wilmot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 14,999Highest |
1,122Lowest |
1,487 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+3.6% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 38.9±3.1Lowest 10% below NH |
51.4±8.8 19% above NH |
53±2.4Highest 22% above NH |
| Wilmot and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.6%±2.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
15.1%±8 NH: 18.2% |
17.1%±3.2Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Wilmot and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±2.6 NH: 20.1% |
19.8%±1.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
24.3%±4.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Wilmot 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% NH: 40.6% |
36.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
58.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.9%±2.6Highest NH: 6% |
0%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
3%±3.4 NH: 6% |
| Lebanon and Wilmot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $98,147±$10kLowest about the NH average |
$100,893±$19k about the NH average |
$117,759±$15kHighest 19% above NH |
| Wilmot and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $385,400±$29k 4% below NH |
$384,100±$50kLowest 5% below NH |
$399,600±$43kHighest about the NH average |
| Wilmot and Lebanon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,744±$132Highest 17% above NH |
$1,096±$217Lowest 26% below NH |
$1,125±$289 25% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,149Highest 22% above NH |
$5,946Lowest 11% below NH |
$6,651 about the NH average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±7.2Highest NH: 48.2% |
25.9%±64.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
41.1%±41.8 NH: 48.2% |
| Lebanon and Wilmot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.4% NH: 7.2% |
2.3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 51.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
90.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
83.4% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 1 yr newer than NH |
1985 6 yrs newer than NH |
1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 14 minLowest 48% below NH |
34 minHighest 29% above NH |
33 min 22% above NH |
| Work from home | 22.8%±4.3Highest NH: 16.8% |
16.7%±11.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
18.9%±3.8 NH: 16.8% |
| Lebanon and Wilmot 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 | — | — |
| High school in town | Lebanon High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.7 |
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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.