Compare towns
Lyndeborough vs Canterbury vs Salisbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lyndeborough has the most renters (7.6% rent).
Canterbury has the most expensive homes ($444k median).
Salisbury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.9%).
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 | Lyndeborough | Canterbury | Salisbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,616 |
2,353Highest |
1,609Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+1.6% NH: +4.6% |
+2.9%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 50±3.2 15% above NH |
48.6±3.8Lowest 12% above NH |
51.5±4.5Highest 19% above NH |
| Salisbury and Lyndeborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.9%±5.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17.4%±4.4 NH: 18.2% |
20.1%±9.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Salisbury and Canterbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±1.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
22.9%±3.3 NH: 20.1% |
24.9%±4Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Salisbury and Canterbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.1% NH: 40.6% |
49.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
37.3%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.5 NH: 6% |
6.8%±3Highest NH: 6% |
2%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
| Canterbury and Lyndeborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $116,964±$17k 18% above NH |
$129,333±$37kHighest 31% above NH |
$111,591±$17kLowest 13% above NH |
| Canterbury and Lyndeborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $390,900±$26k about the NH average |
$443,700±$21kHighest 10% above NH |
$363,400±$47kLowest 10% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,482±$457Lowest about the NH average |
$2,136±$233Highest 43% above NH |
$1,917±$632 29% above NH |
| Canterbury and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,133 7% above NH |
$7,421Highest 11% above NH |
$5,859Lowest 12% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.9%±90 NH: 48.2% |
71.7%±48.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Canterbury and Lyndeborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
5.4% NH: 7.2% |
7.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.4%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
93.7% NH: 72.8% |
96.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Lowest 2 yrs newer than NH |
1982Highest 3 yrs newer than NH |
1982Highest 3 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 39 minHighest 46% above NH |
33 min 22% above NH |
32 minLowest 20% above NH |
| Work from home | 16.7%±3.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
21.6%±7.4 NH: 16.8% |
23.3%±10.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Salisbury and Canterbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District | Shaker Regional School District | Merrimack Valley School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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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.