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Lyndeborough vs Newfields vs Kingston
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 affordable homes ($391k median).
Newfields has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.3%).
Kingston has the most renters (25.6% 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 | Newfields | Kingston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,616Lowest |
2,023 |
6,275Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.3%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+2.9% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 50±3.2 15% above NH |
44.1±1.8Lowest about the NH average |
55.5±5.7Highest 28% above NH |
| Kingston 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% |
18.9%±1.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
13.5%±3.9Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Newfields 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% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
24.7%±6Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Kingston 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% NH: 40.6% |
68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
35.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.5 NH: 6% |
7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
3.6%±2.1Lowest NH: 6% |
| Newfields 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 |
$197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
$105,330±$12kLowest 6% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $390,900±$26kLowest about the NH average |
$646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
$492,900±$58k 22% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,482±$457 about the NH average |
$1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
$1,393±$156Lowest 7% below NH |
| Newfields and Lyndeborough 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 |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$7,906 19% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.9%±90Highest NH: 48.2% |
43.3%±40.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
46.9%±46.4 NH: 48.2% |
| Lyndeborough and Kingston 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% |
2.4% NH: 7.2% |
2.1%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.4% NH: 72.8% |
95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
74.4%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Lowest 2 yrs newer than NH |
1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1982 3 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 39 minHighest 46% above NH |
26 minLowest 4% below NH |
34 min 27% above NH |
| Work from home | 16.7%±3.5 NH: 16.8% |
25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
15.7%±4.3Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #78 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District | Newfields School District | Sanborn Regional School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Sanborn Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.9 |
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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.