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Tunbridge vs Warner vs Lyndeborough
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Tunbridge has the most people working from home (25.8%).
Warner has the most renters (25.4% rent).
Lyndeborough has the highest household income ($117k).
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 | Tunbridge | Warner | Lyndeborough |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,253Lowest |
2,959Highest |
1,616 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.7±8.3Lowest 10% above U.S. |
43.7±4 12% above U.S. |
50±3.2Highest 29% above U.S. |
| Lyndeborough and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.1%±4.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.3%±3.3 U.S.: 22% |
14.9%±5.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Tunbridge and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.9%±1.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.4%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.6%±1.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Lyndeborough and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
42.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
40.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.3%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.7%±1.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
| 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 | $89,464±$26kLowest 11% above U.S. |
$94,022±$18k 16% above U.S. |
$116,964±$17kHighest 45% above U.S. |
| Lyndeborough and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $315,300±$23kLowest 5% below U.S. |
$353,100±$22k 6% above U.S. |
$390,900±$26kHighest 17% above U.S. |
| Lyndeborough and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,346±$128 5% below U.S. |
$1,219±$123Lowest 14% below U.S. |
$1,482±$457Highest 5% above U.S. |
| Lyndeborough and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,645Lowest 49% above U.S. |
$7,650Highest 145% above U.S. |
$7,133 129% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 76.7%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.7%±21.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.9%±90 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Tunbridge and Lyndeborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
74.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1975Lowest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 16% above U.S. |
32 min 20% above U.S. |
39 minHighest 48% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 25.8%±8.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.6%±4.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.7%±3.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Tunbridge and Lyndeborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | First Branch Unified School District #82 | Kearsarge Regional School District | Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.