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Lyndeborough vs Lee vs Holderness
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).
Lee has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.4%).
Holderness has the most renters (16.3% 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 | Lee | Holderness |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,616Lowest |
4,576Highest |
1,917 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.1% NH: +4.6% |
+4.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-4.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 50±3.2Highest 15% above NH |
42.9±1.9 about the NH average |
39.4±7.4Lowest 9% below NH |
| Kids under 18 | 14.9%±5.3 NH: 18.2% |
21.9%±5.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.7%±9.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Lee and Lyndeborough 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% |
22.6%±6.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
31.4%±4.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
50.6% NH: 40.6% |
55.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.5 NH: 6% |
5.4%±2.6Highest NH: 6% |
2.6%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
| Lee 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 |
$131,579±$54kHighest 33% above NH |
$107,863±$45kLowest 9% 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 |
$363,100±$60kLowest 10% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,482±$457Lowest about the NH average |
— | $2,068±$385Highest 39% above NH |
| Holderness 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 |
$9,661Highest 45% above NH |
$3,923Lowest 41% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.9%±90Highest NH: 48.2% |
38.3%±53.3 NH: 48.2% |
23.5%±21.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| 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% NH: 7.2% |
2.6%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
12.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.4% NH: 72.8% |
95.8%Highest NH: 72.8% |
83.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Lowest 2 yrs newer than NH |
1987Highest 8 yrs newer than NH |
1981Lowest 2 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 39 minHighest 46% above NH |
28 min about the NH average |
27 minLowest about the NH average |
| Work from home | 16.7%±3.5 NH: 16.8% |
27.6%±8.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
9.4%±4.1Lowest 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 | — |
| School district | Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District | Oyster River Coop School District | Holderness 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.