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Lyndeborough vs Lee vs Grantham
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).
Lee has the most people working from home (27.6%).
Grantham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14%).
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 | Lee | Grantham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,616Lowest |
4,576Highest |
3,465 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+4.4% NH: +4.6% |
+14%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 50±3.2 15% above NH |
42.9±1.9Lowest about the NH average |
50.4±7.5Highest 16% above NH |
| Grantham 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% |
21.9%±5.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
19.1%±6.6 NH: 18.2% |
| Lee and Grantham 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% |
22.6%±6.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
17%±6.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
50.6% NH: 40.6% |
59.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
5.4%±2.6Highest NH: 6% |
4.8%±6 NH: 6% |
| Lee and Grantham 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 |
$131,579±$54kHighest 33% above NH |
$106,403±$54kLowest 7% above NH |
| Lee 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 |
$480,600±$61kHighest 19% above NH |
$343,100±$39kLowest 15% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,482±$457 about the NH average |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,133Lowest 7% above NH |
$9,661Highest 45% above NH |
$7,605 14% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.9%±90Highest NH: 48.2% |
38.3%±53.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
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| Lyndeborough and Lee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2.6% NH: 7.2% |
0%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.4%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.8% NH: 72.8% |
100%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Lowest 2 yrs newer than NH |
1987Highest 8 yrs newer than NH |
1987Highest 8 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 39 minHighest 46% above NH |
28 min about the NH average |
23 minLowest 16% below NH |
| Work from home | 16.7%±3.5 NH: 16.8% |
27.6%±8.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
13.8%±6.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Lee 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 | — | #3 of 120 in NH | #6 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District | Oyster River Coop School District | Grantham 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 | 10 photos → | 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.