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Lyndeborough vs Peterborough vs Salisbury
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 highest household income ($117k).
Peterborough has the most renters (43.7% rent).
Salisbury has the most people working from home (23.3%).
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 | Peterborough | Salisbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,616 |
6,408Highest |
1,609Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+2.1% NH: +4.6% |
+2.9%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 50±3.2Lowest 15% above NH |
52.1±1.9Highest 20% above NH |
51.5±4.5 19% above NH |
| Peterborough and Salisbury 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% |
16.3%±5.1 NH: 18.2% |
20.1%±9.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Salisbury and Peterborough 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% |
30.6%±5.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
24.9%±4 NH: 20.1% |
| Peterborough and Salisbury 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% |
62.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
37.3%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.5Highest NH: 6% |
2%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
2%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
| Lyndeborough and Peterborough 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 |
$98,401±$8kLowest about the NH average |
$111,591±$17k 13% above NH |
| Lyndeborough and Salisbury 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 |
$404,500±$31kHighest about the NH average |
$363,400±$47kLowest 10% below NH |
| Peterborough and Lyndeborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,482±$457 about the NH average |
$1,395±$209Lowest 6% below NH |
$1,917±$632Highest 29% above NH |
| Salisbury 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 |
$8,655Highest 30% above NH |
$5,859Lowest 12% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.9%±90Highest NH: 48.2% |
29.2%±7.4 NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Lyndeborough and Peterborough 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% |
5.7% NH: 7.2% |
7.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.4% NH: 72.8% |
56.3%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
96.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 2 yrs newer than NH |
1970Lowest 9 yrs older than NH |
1982Highest 3 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 39 minHighest 46% above NH |
23 minLowest 16% below NH |
32 min 20% above NH |
| Work from home | 16.7%±3.5 NH: 16.8% |
15.8%±4.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
23.3%±10.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Salisbury 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 | — | #59 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District | Contoocook Valley School District | Merrimack Valley School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Conval Regional High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.0 |
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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.