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Springfield vs Warner vs Lyndeborough vs Wilmot

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Warner has the youngest population (median age 43.7).
Lyndeborough has the most homeowners (92.4%).
Wilmot has the most people working from home (18.9%).

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.

MeasureSpringfieldWarnerLyndeboroughWilmot
People
Population
1,122Lowest
2,959Highest
1,616
1,487
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-4%Lowest
NH: +4.6%
+3.7%Highest
NH: +4.6%
+1.1%
NH: +4.6%
+3.6%
NH: +4.6%
Median age
51.4±8.8
19% above NH
43.7±4Lowest
about the NH average
50±3.2
15% above NH
53±2.4Highest
22% above NH
Wilmot and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
15.1%±8
NH: 18.2%
17.3%±3.3Highest
NH: 18.2%
14.9%±5.3Lowest
NH: 18.2%
17.1%±3.2
NH: 18.2%
Warner and Wilmot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
19.8%±1.6Lowest
NH: 20.1%
20.4%±3.5
NH: 20.1%
22.6%±1.8
NH: 20.1%
24.3%±4.6Highest
NH: 20.1%
Wilmot and Lyndeborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
36.4%Lowest
NH: 40.6%
42.4%
NH: 40.6%
40.1%
NH: 40.6%
58.7%Highest
NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0%±1.5Lowest
NH: 6%
5.3%±1.6Highest
NH: 6%
3.7%±1.5
NH: 6%
3%±3.4
NH: 6%
Warner and Lyndeborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$100,893±$19k
about the NH average
$94,022±$18kLowest
5% below NH
$116,964±$17k
18% above NH
$117,759±$15kHighest
19% above NH
Wilmot and Lyndeborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$384,100±$50k
5% below NH
$353,100±$22kLowest
12% below NH
$390,900±$26k
about the NH average
$399,600±$43kHighest
about the NH average
Wilmot and Lyndeborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,096±$217Lowest
26% below NH
$1,219±$123
18% below NH
$1,482±$457Highest
about the NH average
$1,125±$289
25% below NH
Lyndeborough and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,946Lowest
11% below NH
$7,650Highest
15% above NH
$7,133
7% above NH
$6,651
about the NH average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
25.9%±64.8Lowest
NH: 48.2%
48.7%±21.3
NH: 48.2%
48.9%±90Highest
NH: 48.2%
41.1%±41.8
NH: 48.2%
Lyndeborough and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
3.4%
NH: 7.2%
8.4%Highest
NH: 7.2%
3.7%
NH: 7.2%
2.3%Lowest
NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
90.7%
NH: 72.8%
74.6%Lowest
NH: 72.8%
92.4%Highest
NH: 72.8%
83.4%
NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year
1985
6 yrs newer than NH
1975Lowest
4 yrs older than NH
1981
2 yrs newer than NH
1988Highest
9 yrs newer than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
34 min
29% above NH
32 minLowest
19% above NH
39 minHighest
46% above NH
33 min
22% above NH
Work from home
16.7%±11.6
NH: 16.8%
16.6%±4.8Lowest
NH: 16.8%
16.7%±3.5
NH: 16.8%
18.9%±3.8Highest
NH: 16.8%
Wilmot and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — Kearsarge Regional School District Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District —
High school in town — None in town None in town —
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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.