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Victory vs Pelham vs Lunenburg
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Victory has the oldest population (median age 64.5).
Pelham has the most people working from home (22.8%).
Lunenburg has the oldest housing (typical home built 1972).
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 | Victory | Pelham | Lunenburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 53Lowest |
14,449Highest |
1,267 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +10.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-4.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 64.5±11.1Highest 66% above U.S. |
41.5±2.7Lowest 7% above U.S. |
51.2±4.2 32% above U.S. |
| Victory and Lunenburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 7.5%±51Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22%±2.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.1%±3 U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 47.2%±39.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
16.5%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.1%±3.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Victory and Lunenburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
40%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
14.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±26.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.9%±1.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.6%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $135,956±$19kHighest 68% above U.S. |
$53,125±$9kLowest 34% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $552,600±$27kHighest 66% above U.S. |
$164,000±$11kLowest 51% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,425±$88Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,025±$172Lowest 27% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,500Lowest 20% below U.S. |
$8,634Highest 177% above U.S. |
$2,702 13% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
67.3%±12.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.5%±57.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Pelham and Lunenburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 45.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
1987Highest 7 yrs newer than U.S. |
1972Lowest 8 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
30 min 12% above U.S. |
30 minHighest 14% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 0%±52.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.8%±3.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
4.9%±2.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #48 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | — | Pelham School District | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 |
| High school in town | — | Pelham High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.4 |
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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.