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Newfields vs Warner vs Lyndeborough
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
Warner has the most renters (25.4% rent).
Lyndeborough has the oldest population (median age 50).
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 | Newfields | Warner | Lyndeborough |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,023 |
2,959Highest |
1,616Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.3%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+3.7% NH: +4.6% |
+1.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.1±1.8 about the NH average |
43.7±4Lowest about the NH average |
50±3.2Highest 15% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±1.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
17.3%±3.3 NH: 18.2% |
14.9%±5.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Newfields and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13.6%±0.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
20.4%±3.5 NH: 20.1% |
22.6%±1.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Lyndeborough and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
42.4% NH: 40.6% |
40.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6 NH: 6% |
3.7%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
| Newfields and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
$94,022±$18kLowest 5% below NH |
$116,964±$17k 18% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
$353,100±$22kLowest 12% below NH |
$390,900±$26k about the NH average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
$1,219±$123Lowest 18% below NH |
$1,482±$457 about the NH average |
| Newfields and Lyndeborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$7,650 15% above NH |
$7,133Lowest 7% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.3%±40.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3 NH: 48.2% |
48.9%±90Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Lyndeborough and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.7% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
74.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
92.4% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1981 2 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 4% below NH |
32 min 19% above NH |
39 minHighest 46% above NH |
| Work from home | 25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
16.7%±3.5 NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | Newfields School District | Kearsarge Regional School District | Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.

