Compare towns
Lyndeborough vs Chichester vs Milford
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 oldest population (median age 50).
Chichester has the most people working from home (19%).
Milford has the most renters (35.1% 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 | Lyndeborough | Chichester | Milford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,616Lowest |
2,745 |
16,337Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.6% NH: +4.6% |
+6.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 50±3.2Highest 15% above NH |
43±3.3 about the NH average |
36.8±2.5Lowest 15% below NH |
| Kids under 18 | 14.9%±5.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
20.3%±4.4 NH: 18.2% |
23.7%±3.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Milford and Chichester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±1.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
17.2%±3 NH: 20.1% |
15.1%±1.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
37.4% NH: 40.6% |
37.2%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
3.9%±1.7 NH: 6% |
4.2%±1.3Highest NH: 6% |
| Milford and Chichester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $116,964±$17kHighest 18% above NH |
$109,297±$13k 10% above NH |
$97,768±$14kLowest about the NH average |
| Lyndeborough and Chichester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $390,900±$26kLowest about the NH average |
$409,300±$26kHighest about the NH average |
$398,800±$20k about the NH average |
| Chichester and Milford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,482±$457Lowest about the NH average |
$2,055±$275Highest 38% above NH |
$1,661±$126 11% above NH |
| Chichester and Milford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,133Lowest 7% above NH |
$7,189 8% above NH |
$7,522Highest 13% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.9%±90Lowest NH: 48.2% |
55.6%±34.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
49.6%±15.8 NH: 48.2% |
| Chichester and Milford 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% |
6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.9% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.4%Highest NH: 72.8% |
85.6% NH: 72.8% |
64.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Lowest 2 yrs newer than NH |
1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
1982 3 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 39 minHighest 46% above NH |
30 min 13% above NH |
27 minLowest about the NH average |
| Work from home | 16.7%±3.5 NH: 16.8% |
19%±8Highest NH: 16.8% |
15.6%±3.3Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Chichester and Lyndeborough 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 | — | #75 of 120 in NH | #55 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District | Chichester School District | Milford School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Milford High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.7 |
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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.