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Lyndeborough vs Ogunquit vs Warner

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Lyndeborough has the highest household income ($117k).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Warner has the most renters (25.4% rent).

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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.

MeasureLyndeboroughOgunquitWarner
People
Population
1,616
1,379Lowest
2,959Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+1.1%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+3.7%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
50±3.2
29% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
43.7±4Lowest
12% above U.S.
Kids under 18
14.9%±5.3
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
17.3%±3.3Highest
U.S.: 22%
Warner 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
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
20.4%±3.5Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
40.1%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
42.4%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.7%±1.5Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8
U.S.: 6.4%
5.3%±1.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Warner and Ogunquit 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
45% above U.S.
$114,259±$56k
42% above U.S.
$94,022±$18kLowest
16% above U.S.
Lyndeborough and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$390,900±$26k
17% above U.S.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
$353,100±$22kLowest
6% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,482±$457Highest
5% above U.S.
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$1,219±$123Lowest
14% below U.S.
Lyndeborough and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$7,133
129% above U.S.
$4,473Lowest
43% above U.S.
$7,650Highest
145% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
48.9%±90Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
48.7%±21.3
U.S.: 51.1%
Lyndeborough and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
3.7%
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
8.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
92.4%
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
74.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1981Highest
1 yr newer than U.S.
1978
2 yrs older than U.S.
1975Lowest
5 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
39 minHighest
48% above U.S.
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
32 min
20% above U.S.
Work from home
16.7%±3.5
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
16.6%±4.8Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
School district Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District — Kearsarge Regional School District
High school in town None in town — None in town
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U.S. 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.