Compare towns
Lyndeborough vs Derry vs Newfields
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).
Derry has the most renters (29.8% rent).
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
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 | Derry | Newfields |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,616Lowest |
34,116Highest |
2,023 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+3.6% NH: +4.6% |
+5.3%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 50±3.2Highest 15% above NH |
40.3±1.6Lowest 7% below NH |
44.1±1.8 about the NH average |
| Kids under 18 | 14.9%±5.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
20.7%±2.1Highest NH: 18.2% |
18.9%±1.6 NH: 18.2% |
| Derry and Newfields 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% |
15.2%±1.6 NH: 20.1% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.1% NH: 40.6% |
37.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
6.1%±1.5 NH: 6% |
7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
| Newfields and Derry 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 |
$108,944±$7kLowest 10% above NH |
$197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $390,900±$26kLowest about the NH average |
$432,000±$17k 7% above NH |
$646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,482±$457Lowest about the NH average |
$1,547±$138 4% above NH |
$1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
| Newfields and Derry 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 |
$8,103 22% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.9%±90 NH: 48.2% |
51.6%±9Highest NH: 48.2% |
43.3%±40.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Derry and Lyndeborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.7% NH: 7.2% |
4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.4% NH: 72.8% |
70.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Lowest 2 yrs newer than NH |
1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 39 minHighest 46% above NH |
31 min 16% above NH |
26 minLowest 4% below NH |
| Work from home | 16.7%±3.5 NH: 16.8% |
16%±2.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #60 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District | Derry Cooperative School District · Pinkerton Academy School District | Newfields School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Pinkerton Academy | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.9 |
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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.