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Lyndeborough vs Milford vs Newmarket
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%).
Milford has the most kids (23.2% under 18).
Newmarket 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 | Milford | Newmarket |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,616Lowest |
8,956 |
9,463Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+4.3% NH: +4.6% |
+5.5%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 50±3.2Highest 15% above NH |
36.7±3.7Lowest 15% below NH |
41.2±1.9 5% below NH |
| Kids under 18 | 14.9%±5.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
23.2%±4Highest NH: 18.2% |
15.6%±2.7 NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±1.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
18.1%±2.5 NH: 20.1% |
16.1%±2.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.1% NH: 40.6% |
33.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
49.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.5 NH: 6% |
3.3%±1.7Lowest NH: 6% |
5.6%±1.9Highest NH: 6% |
| Newmarket 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±$17kHighest 18% above NH |
$78,684±$11kLowest 21% below NH |
$100,845±$13k about the NH average |
| Lyndeborough and Newmarket 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 |
$357,800±$16kLowest 11% below NH |
$455,000±$22kHighest 13% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,482±$457Lowest about the NH average |
$1,557±$120 4% above NH |
$1,671±$69Highest 12% above NH |
| Newmarket and Milford 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 |
$6,978Lowest 5% above NH |
$8,734Highest 31% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.9%±90Highest NH: 48.2% |
48.2%±10.7 NH: 48.2% |
46.3%±8.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Lyndeborough 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% |
5.9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.6% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.4%Highest NH: 72.8% |
59.4% NH: 72.8% |
52.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 2 yrs newer than NH |
1976Lowest 3 yrs older than NH |
1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 39 minHighest 46% above NH |
26 minLowest about the NH average |
28 min 6% above NH |
| Work from home | 16.7%±3.5 NH: 16.8% |
12.1%±3.9Lowest NH: 16.8% |
17.3%±3.3Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Newmarket 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 | — | #55 of 120 in NH | #39 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District | — | Newmarket School District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.9 |
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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.