Compare towns
Lyme vs Hooksett vs Lebanon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lyme has the most expensive homes ($645k median).
Hooksett has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.6%).
Lebanon has the most renters (48.8% rent).
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 | Lyme | Hooksett | Lebanon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,710Lowest |
15,057Highest |
14,999 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+10.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+8.6% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 48.6±7.8Highest 12% above NH |
41.3±1.5 5% below NH |
38.9±3.1Lowest 10% below NH |
| Lyme and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±3.4Highest NH: 18.2% |
17.4%±2.9 NH: 18.2% |
14.6%±2.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Lyme and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.5%±2.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
17.3%±2.4Lowest NH: 20.1% |
21.4%±2.6 NH: 20.1% |
| Lyme and Lebanon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 70.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
39.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
57.5% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.9Lowest NH: 6% |
8.9%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
6.9%±2.6 NH: 6% |
| Hooksett and Lebanon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $133,906±$15kHighest 35% above NH |
$117,962±$11k 19% above NH |
$98,147±$10kLowest about the NH average |
| Lyme and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $645,000±$64kHighest 60% above NH |
$407,000±$26k about the NH average |
$385,400±$29kLowest 4% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,418±$130Lowest 5% below NH |
$1,661±$206 11% above NH |
$1,744±$132Highest 17% above NH |
| Lebanon and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$6,554Lowest about the NH average |
$8,149 22% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.8%±29.8Highest NH: 48.2% |
41.7%±16.4Lowest NH: 48.2% |
41.9%±7.2 NH: 48.2% |
| Lyme and Lebanon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.4% NH: 7.2% |
3.3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.5% NH: 72.8% |
80.6%Highest NH: 72.8% |
51.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH |
1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
1980 1 yr newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 22% below NH |
27 minHighest about the NH average |
14 minLowest 48% below NH |
| Work from home | 27.2%±5.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
13.4%±3.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
22.8%±4.3 NH: 16.8% |
| Lyme 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 | — | #30 of 120 in NH | #29 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Lyme School District | Hooksett School District | Lebanon School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Lebanon High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.7 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.