What stands out worked out from the figures below

New London has the most homeowners (90.8%).

Wolfeboro has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.3%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	New London	Wolfeboro
People
Population	4,433Lowest	6,571Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+0.1%Lowest NH: +4.6%	+2.3%Highest NH: +4.6%
Median age	52.8±6.7Lowest 22% above NH	57±1.8Highest 32% above NH
	Wolfeboro and New London are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	12%±3Lowest NH: 18.2%	13.7%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2%
	Wolfeboro and New London are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	37.5%±5.5Highest NH: 20.1%	34.6%±5.2Lowest NH: 20.1%
	New London and Wolfeboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	65.6%Highest NH: 40.6%	45%Lowest NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	20.8%±2.1Highest NH: 6%	2.8%±1.8Lowest NH: 6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$107,773±$10kHighest 9% above NH	$94,375±$22kLowest 5% below NH
	New London and Wolfeboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$554,100±$64kHighest 38% above NH	$546,500±$60kLowest 36% above NH
	New London and Wolfeboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,594±$551Highest 7% above NH	$1,103±$76Lowest 26% below NH
	New London and Wolfeboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,325Highest 5% below NH	$4,531Lowest 32% below NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	71.8%±22.4Highest NH: 48.2%	12%±11.6Lowest NH: 48.2%
Below poverty line	0.9%Lowest NH: 7.2%	8.2%Highest NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	90.8%Highest NH: 72.8%	78.1%Lowest NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year	1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH	1982Highest 3 yrs newer than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	25 minHighest 8% below NH	24 minLowest 11% below NH
Work from home	14.7%±7.6Lowest NH: 16.8%	22.9%±6.6Highest NH: 16.8%
	Wolfeboro and New London 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	#17 of 120 in NH	#46 of 120 in NH
School district	Kearsarge Regional School District	Governor Wentworth Regional School District
High school in town	None in town	Kingswood Regional High School
Students per teacherat that high school	—	11.1
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Old photos in Our Story	None yet	None yet

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.