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Lyndeborough vs Sutton vs Union
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).
Sutton has the highest household income ($130k).
Union has the most kids (35.9% under 18).
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 | Sutton | Union |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,616 |
2,239Highest |
131Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+7.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 50±3.2Highest 15% above NH |
48.1±4.1 11% above NH |
23.6±30.9Lowest 45% below NH |
| Lyndeborough and Sutton 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% |
20.5%±3.8 NH: 18.2% |
35.9%±42.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Union and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±1.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
21.6%±5.9 NH: 20.1% |
0%±31.7Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Lyndeborough and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
44.3% NH: 40.6% |
48.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.5 NH: 6% |
4.9%±3.6Highest NH: 6% |
0%±13Lowest NH: 6% |
| Sutton 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±$17k 18% above NH |
$130,313±$31kHighest 32% above NH |
$75,117±$19kLowest 24% below NH |
| Sutton 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±$26kHighest about the NH average |
$362,600±$16k 10% below NH |
$162,900±$135kLowest 60% below NH |
| Lyndeborough and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,482±$457Lowest about the NH average |
$1,656±$614Highest 11% above NH |
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| Sutton 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 |
$7,652Highest 15% above NH |
$1,258Lowest 81% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.9%±90Highest NH: 48.2% |
27.6%±47.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
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| Lyndeborough and Sutton 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% |
4.8% NH: 7.2% |
10.7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.4%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.7% NH: 72.8% |
100%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 2 yrs newer than NH |
1971 8 yrs older than NH |
1938Lowest 41 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 39 minHighest 46% above NH |
29 minLowest 10% above NH |
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| Work from home | 16.7%±3.5 NH: 16.8% |
14.8%±5.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
21.4%±25.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Union 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 | Kearsarge Regional School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Kearsarge Regional High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.4 |
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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.