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Rye vs Warner vs Lincoln
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Rye has the most expensive homes ($1028k median).
Warner has the youngest population (median age 43.7).
Lincoln has the shortest commute (23 min average).
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 | Rye | Warner | Lincoln |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,611Highest |
2,959 |
1,461Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+3.7% NH: +4.6% |
-1.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 55.1±3Highest 27% above NH |
43.7±4Lowest about the NH average |
46.8±10.1 8% above NH |
| Rye and Lincoln are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±4 NH: 18.2% |
17.3%±3.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
19.4%±5.1Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Lincoln and Rye are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31.7%±5.3Highest NH: 20.1% |
20.4%±3.5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
28.3%±7 NH: 20.1% |
| Rye and Lincoln are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 61.5%Highest NH: 40.6% |
42.4% NH: 40.6% |
38.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.3 NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
1.6%±1.7Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $140,655±$39kHighest 42% above NH |
$94,022±$18k 5% below NH |
$70,625±$54kLowest 29% below NH |
| Rye and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $1,028,100±$89kHighest 155% above NH |
$353,100±$22k 12% below NH |
$342,000±$38kLowest 15% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,781±$156Highest 19% above NH |
$1,219±$123 18% below NH |
$1,143±$498Lowest 23% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,519 13% above NH |
$7,650Highest 15% above NH |
$2,984Lowest 55% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.3%±16.1Lowest NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3 NH: 48.2% |
49.7%±26Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Lincoln and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.9% NH: 7.2% |
8.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
6.2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
74.6% NH: 72.8% |
72%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Lowest 7 yrs older than NH |
1975 4 yrs older than NH |
1986Highest 7 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 8% above NH |
32 minHighest 19% above NH |
23 minLowest 15% below NH |
| Work from home | 30.9%±7.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8 NH: 16.8% |
16.3%±8.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #2 of 120 in NH | — | — |
| School district | Rye School District | Kearsarge Regional School District | Lincoln-Woodstock Cooperative School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Lin-Wood Public School (High) |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 7.4 |
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| 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.