Compare towns
Salisbury vs Lyme vs Warner
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Salisbury has the most homeowners (96.9%).
Lyme has the most expensive homes ($645k median).
Warner has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.7%).
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 | Salisbury | Lyme | Warner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,609Lowest |
1,710 |
2,959Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.9% NH: +4.6% |
+1.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+3.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 51.5±4.5Highest 19% above NH |
48.6±7.8 12% above NH |
43.7±4Lowest about the NH average |
| Salisbury and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.1%±9.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
19.5%±3.4 NH: 18.2% |
17.3%±3.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Salisbury and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.9%±4 NH: 20.1% |
26.5%±2.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
20.4%±3.5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Lyme and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.3%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
70.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
42.4% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
3.3%±1.9 NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
| Warner and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $111,591±$17k 13% above NH |
$133,906±$15kHighest 35% above NH |
$94,022±$18kLowest 5% below NH |
| Lyme and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $363,400±$47k 10% below NH |
$645,000±$64kHighest 60% above NH |
$353,100±$22kLowest 12% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,917±$632Highest 29% above NH |
$1,418±$130 5% below NH |
$1,219±$123Lowest 18% below NH |
| Salisbury and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,859Lowest 12% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$7,650 15% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
52.8%±29.8Highest NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3 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 | 7.1% NH: 7.2% |
4.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
80.5% NH: 72.8% |
74.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 3 yrs newer than NH |
1977 2 yrs older than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 20% above NH |
21 minLowest 22% below NH |
32 min 19% above NH |
| Work from home | 23.3%±10.6 NH: 16.8% |
27.2%±5.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Lyme and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Merrimack Valley School District | Lyme School District | Kearsarge Regional School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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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.