Compare towns
Lyndeborough vs Sunapee 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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.1%).
Sunapee has the most renters (24.1% rent).
Springfield has the most affordable homes ($384k median).
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 | Sunapee | Springfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,616 |
3,416Highest |
1,122Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.1%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-0.7% NH: +4.6% |
-4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 50±3.2Lowest 15% above NH |
56.7±1.4Highest 31% above NH |
51.4±8.8 19% above NH |
| Sunapee and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.9%±5.3 NH: 18.2% |
9.9%±3.4Lowest 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% |
33.3%±7.1Highest NH: 20.1% |
19.8%±1.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.1% NH: 40.6% |
50.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
36.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.5 NH: 6% |
4.5%±3.5Highest NH: 6% |
0%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
| Sunapee 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 |
$101,393±$20k about the NH average |
$100,893±$19kLowest about the NH average |
| Lyndeborough and Sunapee 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 |
$393,000±$51kHighest about the NH average |
$384,100±$50kLowest 5% below NH |
| Sunapee 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 |
$1,713±$451Highest 15% above NH |
$1,096±$217Lowest 26% below NH |
| Sunapee 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 |
$4,400Lowest 34% below NH |
$5,946 11% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.9%±90Highest NH: 48.2% |
34.6%±10.5 NH: 48.2% |
25.9%±64.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Lyndeborough and Sunapee 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% |
12.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.4%Highest NH: 72.8% |
75.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
90.7% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 2 yrs newer than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1985Highest 6 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 39 minHighest 46% above NH |
33 minLowest 23% above NH |
34 min 29% above NH |
| Work from home | 16.7%±3.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
9.5%±4.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
16.7%±11.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #14 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District | Sunapee School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Sunapee Sr. High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.9 |
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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.