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Mendon vs Warner vs Wilton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mendon has the shortest commute (17 min average).
Warner has the most kids (17.3% under 18).
Wilton has the highest household income ($114k).
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 | Mendon | Warner | Wilton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113Lowest |
2,959 |
3,960Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5Highest 37% above U.S. |
43.7±4Lowest 12% above U.S. |
46.8±5.2 20% above U.S. |
| Mendon and Wilton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.6%±5.2 U.S.: 22% |
17.3%±3.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
13.7%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Warner and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29%±1.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.4%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
22%±6.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Mendon and Wilton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
42.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
36.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.3%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.5%±2.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Warner and Wilton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,524±$23k 25% above U.S. |
$94,022±$18kLowest 16% above U.S. |
$114,349±$21kHighest 42% above U.S. |
| Wilton and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $357,000±$44k 7% above U.S. |
$353,100±$22kLowest 6% above U.S. |
$381,500±$23kHighest 15% above U.S. |
| Wilton and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,230±$651 13% below U.S. |
$1,219±$123Lowest 14% below U.S. |
$1,382±$70Highest about the U.S. average |
| Wilton and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,342Lowest 71% above U.S. |
$7,650Highest 145% above U.S. |
$7,612 144% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.7%±21.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
47.1%±39.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Mendon and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
74.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
77% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 36% below U.S. |
32 minHighest 20% above U.S. |
30 min 14% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.6%±4.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.7%±5.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Mendon and Wilton 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 | — | — | #54 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | Kearsarge Regional School District | Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Wilton-Lyndeboro Senior High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.1 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.