Compare towns
Lyndeborough vs Keene vs North Hampton
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 homeowners (92.4%).
Keene has the most renters (44.9% rent).
North Hampton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.5%).
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 | Keene | North Hampton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,616Lowest |
22,939Highest |
4,543 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.1% NH: +4.6% |
-1.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.5%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 50±3.2 15% above NH |
37.6±2.3Lowest 13% below NH |
50.5±3.3Highest 17% above NH |
| North Hampton and Lyndeborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.9%±5.3 NH: 18.2% |
14.1%±1.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
19.2%±5.4Highest NH: 18.2% |
| North Hampton and Lyndeborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±1.8 NH: 20.1% |
19.5%±1.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
26%±4.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
| North Hampton and Lyndeborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
44.1% NH: 40.6% |
54.5%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.5 NH: 6% |
13.8%±1.4Highest NH: 6% |
2.5%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $116,964±$17k 18% above NH |
$78,445±$8kLowest 21% below NH |
$146,458±$29kHighest 48% above NH |
| North Hampton 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 |
$252,500±$12kLowest 37% below NH |
$670,400±$61kHighest 67% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,482±$457 about the NH average |
$1,342±$68Lowest 10% below NH |
$1,805±$106Highest 21% above NH |
| North Hampton and Lyndeborough 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 |
$6,812Lowest about the NH average |
$8,529Highest 28% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.9%±90Highest NH: 48.2% |
44.5%±6.1 NH: 48.2% |
23.5%±21Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Lyndeborough and Keene 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% |
10.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2.9%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.4%Highest NH: 72.8% |
55.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
91.3% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 2 yrs newer than NH |
1961Lowest 18 yrs older than NH |
1984Highest 5 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 39 minHighest 46% above NH |
17 minLowest 36% below NH |
25 min 8% below NH |
| Work from home | 16.7%±3.5 NH: 16.8% |
15.6%±2.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
25.9%±6.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
| North Hampton 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 | — | #81 of 120 in NH | #12 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District | Keene School District | North Hampton School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Keene High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.3 |
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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.