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Ogunquit vs Lyndeborough vs Warner

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Lyndeborough has the highest household income ($117k).
Warner has the most renters (25.4% rent).

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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.

MeasureOgunquitLyndeboroughWarner
People
Population
1,379Lowest
1,616
2,959Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+1.1%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+3.7%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
50±3.2
29% above U.S.
43.7±4Lowest
12% above U.S.
Kids under 18
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
14.9%±5.3
U.S.: 22%
17.3%±3.3Highest
U.S.: 22%
Warner and Lyndeborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
22.6%±1.8
U.S.: 17.2%
20.4%±3.5Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
40.1%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
42.4%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.2%±2.8
U.S.: 6.4%
3.7%±1.5Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.3%±1.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Warner and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$114,259±$56k
42% above U.S.
$116,964±$17kHighest
45% above U.S.
$94,022±$18kLowest
16% above U.S.
Lyndeborough and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
$390,900±$26k
17% above U.S.
$353,100±$22kLowest
6% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,482±$457Highest
5% above U.S.
$1,219±$123Lowest
14% below U.S.
Lyndeborough and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,473Lowest
43% above U.S.
$7,133
129% above U.S.
$7,650Highest
145% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
48.9%±90Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
48.7%±21.3
U.S.: 51.1%
Lyndeborough and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.7%
U.S.: 12.5%
8.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
92.4%
U.S.: 65.2%
74.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1978
2 yrs older than U.S.
1981Highest
1 yr newer than U.S.
1975Lowest
5 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
39 minHighest
48% above U.S.
32 min
20% above U.S.
Work from home
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
16.7%±3.5
U.S.: 15.1%
16.6%±4.8Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
School district — Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District Kearsarge Regional School District
High school in town — None in town None in town
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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.