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Lyndeborough vs Sandwich vs Springfield
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 youngest population (median age 50).
Sandwich has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.6%).
Springfield has the most renters (9.3% 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 | Sandwich | Springfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,616 |
1,757Highest |
1,122Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.1% NH: +4.6% |
+10.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 50±3.2Lowest 15% above NH |
63.6±2.8Highest 47% above NH |
51.4±8.8 19% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 14.9%±5.3 NH: 18.2% |
7%±3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
15.1%±8Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Springfield 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% |
46.6%±8.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
19.8%±1.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.1% NH: 40.6% |
63.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
36.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.5Highest NH: 6% |
3.7%±3Highest NH: 6% |
0%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $116,964±$17k 18% above NH |
$140,694±$22kHighest 42% above NH |
$100,893±$19kLowest about the NH average |
| Sandwich and Lyndeborough 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 |
$437,700±$79kHighest 9% above NH |
$384,100±$50kLowest 5% below NH |
| Sandwich 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 |
$1,679±$1kHighest 13% above NH |
$1,096±$217Lowest 26% below NH |
| Sandwich and Lyndeborough 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 |
$4,494Lowest 33% below NH |
$5,946 11% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.9%±90 NH: 48.2% |
56.4%±41.6Highest NH: 48.2% |
25.9%±64.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Sandwich and Lyndeborough 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% |
5.2%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.4% NH: 72.8% |
94%Highest NH: 72.8% |
90.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 2 yrs newer than NH |
1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
1985Highest 6 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 39 minHighest 46% above NH |
31 minLowest 16% above NH |
34 min 29% above NH |
| Work from home | 16.7%±3.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
36.1%±16.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
16.7%±11.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Sandwich 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 | Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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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.