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Temple vs Bellows Falls vs Wilton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Temple has the most homeowners (82.2%).
Bellows Falls has the most kids (22.6% under 18).
Wilton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6%).
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 | Temple | Bellows Falls | Wilton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,363Lowest |
2,891 |
3,960Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
-12.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49.5±7.3Highest 27% above U.S. |
41.3±6.7Lowest 6% above U.S. |
46.8±5.2 20% above U.S. |
| Temple and Wilton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.3%±3.5 U.S.: 22% |
22.6%±6.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
13.7%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Bellows Falls and Temple are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.8%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
23.7%±5.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
22%±6.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bellows Falls and Wilton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
27.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
36.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
8.2%±4.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.5%±2.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bellows Falls and Wilton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,107±$15k 17% above U.S. |
$56,086±$2kLowest 31% below U.S. |
$114,349±$21kHighest 42% above U.S. |
| Wilton and Temple are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $401,000±$27kHighest 21% above U.S. |
$195,600±$35kLowest 41% below U.S. |
$381,500±$23k 15% above U.S. |
| Temple and Wilton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,169±$523 17% below U.S. |
$1,038±$109Lowest 27% below U.S. |
$1,382±$70Highest about the U.S. average |
| Wilton and Temple are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,983 124% above U.S. |
$4,448Lowest 43% above U.S. |
$7,612Highest 144% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.2%±54.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
43.9%±16.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
47.1%±39.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Wilton and Bellows Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
25.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
50.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
77% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 39% above U.S. |
20 minLowest 24% below U.S. |
30 min 14% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 16.9%±5.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.9%±5.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.7%±5.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Temple and Wilton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #54 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Contoocook Valley School District | — | Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Wilton-Lyndeboro Senior High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.1 |
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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.