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Lyndeborough vs Richmond vs Rumney
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).
Richmond has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.6%).
Rumney has the most renters (22.2% 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 | Richmond | Rumney |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,616Highest |
1,314Lowest |
1,458 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+3.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+1.2% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 50±3.2Highest 15% above NH |
48.2±12.1 11% above NH |
44.5±2.3Lowest about the NH average |
| Lyndeborough and Richmond 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% |
19.1%±4.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
18.7%±4.3 NH: 18.2% |
| Richmond and Rumney 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% |
30.3%±4.4Highest NH: 20.1% |
24.1%±3.7 NH: 20.1% |
| Richmond and Rumney 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% |
32.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
41.9%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.5 NH: 6% |
3.5%±2.5Lowest NH: 6% |
4.9%±2.3Highest NH: 6% |
| Rumney 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 |
$89,375±$27k 10% below NH |
$79,444±$21kLowest 20% below NH |
| Lyndeborough and Richmond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $390,900±$26kHighest about the NH average |
$313,400±$26k 22% below NH |
$309,800±$37kLowest 23% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,482±$457Highest about the NH average |
— | $1,064±$100Lowest 29% below NH |
| Lyndeborough and Rumney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,133Highest 7% above NH |
$5,203 22% below NH |
$4,716Lowest 29% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.9%±90Highest NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
48.1%±21.3 NH: 48.2% |
| Lyndeborough and Rumney 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% |
2.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
10.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.4% NH: 72.8% |
98.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
77.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 2 yrs newer than NH |
1985Highest 6 yrs newer than NH |
1976Lowest 3 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 39 minHighest 46% above NH |
35 min 30% above NH |
33 minLowest 22% above NH |
| Work from home | 16.7%±3.5 NH: 16.8% |
17.4%±6Highest NH: 16.8% |
14.4%±7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Richmond and Lyndeborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District | — | Rumney School District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | 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.