Compare towns
Rumney vs Warner vs Lyme
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Rumney has the most affordable homes ($310k median).
Warner has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.7%).
Lyme has the most expensive homes ($645k 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 | Rumney | Warner | Lyme |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,458Lowest |
2,959Highest |
1,710 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+3.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+1.7% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.5±2.3 about the NH average |
43.7±4Lowest about the NH average |
48.6±7.8Highest 12% above NH |
| Lyme and Rumney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±4.3 NH: 18.2% |
17.3%±3.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
19.5%±3.4Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Lyme and Rumney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.1%±3.7 NH: 20.1% |
20.4%±3.5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
26.5%±2.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Lyme and Rumney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
42.4% NH: 40.6% |
70.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±2.3 NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
3.3%±1.9Lowest NH: 6% |
| Warner and Rumney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,444±$21kLowest 20% below NH |
$94,022±$18k 5% below NH |
$133,906±$15kHighest 35% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $309,800±$37kLowest 23% below NH |
$353,100±$22k 12% below NH |
$645,000±$64kHighest 60% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,064±$100Lowest 29% below NH |
$1,219±$123 18% below NH |
$1,418±$130Highest 5% below NH |
| Lyme and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,716Lowest 29% below NH |
$7,650 15% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.1%±21.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3 NH: 48.2% |
52.8%±29.8Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Lyme and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
8.4% NH: 7.2% |
4.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.8% NH: 72.8% |
74.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
80.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 3 yrs older than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1977Highest 2 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 22% above NH |
32 min 19% above NH |
21 minLowest 22% below NH |
| Work from home | 14.4%±7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8 NH: 16.8% |
27.2%±5.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | Rumney School District | Kearsarge Regional School District | Lyme 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.