Compare towns
Walpole vs Lyndeborough 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
Walpole has the most kids (22.2% under 18).
Lyndeborough has the highest household income ($117k).
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 | Walpole | Lyndeborough | Warner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,690Highest |
1,616Lowest |
2,959 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+1.1% NH: +4.6% |
+3.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 46.5±10.4 7% above NH |
50±3.2Highest 15% above NH |
43.7±4Lowest about the NH average |
| Lyndeborough and Walpole are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±5.2Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.9%±5.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17.3%±3.3 NH: 18.2% |
| Walpole and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.5%±5.4Highest NH: 20.1% |
22.6%±1.8 NH: 20.1% |
20.4%±3.5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Walpole and Lyndeborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
40.1% NH: 40.6% |
42.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±2.8 NH: 6% |
3.7%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
| Warner and Walpole are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $82,617±$16kLowest 17% below NH |
$116,964±$17kHighest 18% above NH |
$94,022±$18k 5% below NH |
| Lyndeborough and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $319,800±$48kLowest 21% below NH |
$390,900±$26kHighest about the NH average |
$353,100±$22k 12% below NH |
| Lyndeborough and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,165±$150Lowest 22% below NH |
$1,482±$457Highest about the NH average |
$1,219±$123 18% 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 | $6,078Lowest 9% below NH |
$7,133 7% above NH |
$7,650Highest 15% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.6%±21.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
48.9%±90 NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Walpole and Lyndeborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.4% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
92.4%Highest NH: 72.8% |
74.6% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 12 yrs older than NH |
1981Highest 2 yrs newer than NH |
1975 4 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 13% below NH |
39 minHighest 46% above NH |
32 min 19% above NH |
| Work from home | 7.2%±4.9Lowest NH: 16.8% |
16.7%±3.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8 NH: 16.8% |
| Lyndeborough and Warner 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 | #27 of 120 in NH | — | — |
| School district | Fall Mountain Regional School District | Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative 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.