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Mont Vernon vs Windham vs Lyndeborough
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
Bordering Mont VernonAmherst
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mont Vernon has the most people working from home (26.6%).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.4%).
Lyndeborough has the most affordable homes ($391k 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 | Mont Vernon | Windham | Lyndeborough |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,636 |
16,038Highest |
1,616Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.3% NH: +4.6% |
+16.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+1.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 42.9±2.8 about the NH average |
41.1±2.9Lowest 5% below NH |
50±3.2Highest 15% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 22.1%±3.8 NH: 18.2% |
27.4%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.9%±5.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Windham and Mont Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.6%±3.1 NH: 20.1% |
15.5%±2.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
22.6%±1.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 50.8% NH: 40.6% |
62.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
40.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±2.8Highest NH: 6% |
3.8%±1.8 NH: 6% |
3.7%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
| Mont Vernon and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $158,036±$19k 60% above NH |
$189,583±$19kHighest 91% above NH |
$116,964±$17kLowest 18% above NH |
| Windham and Mont Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $526,300±$39k 31% above NH |
$723,300±$50kHighest 80% above NH |
$390,900±$26kLowest about the NH average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,104±$185Lowest 26% below NH |
$3,218±$350Highest 116% above NH |
$1,482±$457 about the NH average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,432 41% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$7,133Lowest 7% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.4%±80.8 NH: 48.2% |
52.2%±50.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
48.9%±90Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Windham and Mont Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
3.7% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
93.9% NH: 72.8% |
92.4%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr older than NH |
1996Highest 17 yrs newer than NH |
1981 2 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minLowest 12% above NH |
31 min 15% above NH |
39 minHighest 46% above NH |
| Work from home | 26.6%±6.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
21.9%±4.4 NH: 16.8% |
16.7%±3.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Mont Vernon and Windham 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 | #4 of 120 in NH | #13 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Mont Vernon School District | Windham School District | Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Windham High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8 |
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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.