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Lyndeborough vs Rochester vs Fitzwilliam
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 expensive homes ($391k median).
Rochester has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.2%).
Fitzwilliam has the most people working from home (18.6%).
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 | Rochester | Fitzwilliam |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,616Lowest |
33,144Highest |
2,278 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.1% NH: +4.6% |
+9.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-1.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 50±3.2Highest 15% above NH |
43±1.8Lowest about the NH average |
49.2±4.2 14% above NH |
| Lyndeborough and Fitzwilliam 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% |
18.2%±1.7Highest NH: 18.2% |
15.1%±2.9 NH: 18.2% |
| Rochester and Fitzwilliam 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% |
19.6%±1.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
27%±3.4Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Fitzwilliam 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%Highest NH: 40.6% |
27.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
37.6% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.5 NH: 6% |
4.3%±1Highest NH: 6% |
2%±0.8Lowest NH: 6% |
| Rochester 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 |
$80,836±$3kLowest 18% below NH |
$100,735±$11k about the NH average |
| Lyndeborough and Fitzwilliam 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 |
$279,100±$10kLowest 31% below NH |
$305,900±$34k 24% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,482±$457Highest about the NH average |
$1,369±$72Lowest 8% below NH |
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| Lyndeborough and Rochester 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 |
$5,334 20% below NH |
$5,173Lowest 22% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.9%±90 NH: 48.2% |
46.3%±7Lowest NH: 48.2% |
72.1%±51.8Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Fitzwilliam and Lyndeborough 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% |
8.3% NH: 7.2% |
9.2%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.4% NH: 72.8% |
66%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
94.2%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 2 yrs newer than NH |
1978 1 yr older than NH |
1967Lowest 12 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 39 min 46% above NH |
26 minLowest about the NH average |
39 minHighest 48% above NH |
| Work from home | 16.7%±3.5 NH: 16.8% |
11.8%±2.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
18.6%±4.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Fitzwilliam 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 | — | #98 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District | Rochester School District | Monadnock Regional School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Spaulding High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.2 |
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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.