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Peru vs Lyndeborough vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Peru has the highest household income ($152k).
Lyndeborough has the most homeowners (92.4%).
Windham has the most people working from home (20.5%).
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 | Peru | Lyndeborough | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 434Lowest |
1,616Highest |
594 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +1.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 45.3±8.6 16% above U.S. |
50±3.2Highest 29% above U.S. |
44.2±7.4Lowest 14% above U.S. |
| Lyndeborough and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 8.5%±5.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
14.9%±5.3 U.S.: 22% |
17.5%±7.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Windham and Lyndeborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.6%±1.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
23.2%±8.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Windham and Lyndeborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
40.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
48.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±3.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.7%±1.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Lyndeborough and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $151,875±$83kHighest 88% above U.S. |
$116,964±$17k 45% above U.S. |
$94,500±$12kLowest 17% above U.S. |
| Peru and Lyndeborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $400,000±$105kHighest 20% above U.S. |
$390,900±$26k 17% above U.S. |
$353,900±$20kLowest 6% above U.S. |
| Peru and Lyndeborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,271±$820Lowest 10% below U.S. |
$1,482±$457Highest 5% above U.S. |
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| Lyndeborough and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,000Lowest 60% above U.S. |
$7,133Highest 129% above U.S. |
$5,951 91% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29%±47.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.9%±90Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
41.2%±94 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Lyndeborough and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 1.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
9.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Lowest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1981Lowest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 6% above U.S. |
39 minHighest 48% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 13.3%±16.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.7%±3.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
20.5%±5.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windham and Lyndeborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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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.