Compare towns
Warner vs Bow vs Lyndeborough
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 most renters (25.4% rent).
Bow has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.4%).
Lyndeborough has the oldest population (median age 50).
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 | Warner | Bow | Lyndeborough |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,959 |
8,335Highest |
1,616Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.7% NH: +4.6% |
+9.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+1.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 43.7±4 about the NH average |
41.5±2Lowest 4% below NH |
50±3.2Highest 15% above NH |
| Lyndeborough and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±3.3 NH: 18.2% |
25%±3.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.9%±5.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±3.5 NH: 20.1% |
17.6%±2.5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
22.6%±1.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Lyndeborough and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.4% NH: 40.6% |
60.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
40.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±1.6 NH: 6% |
5.6%±1.9Highest NH: 6% |
3.7%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
| Bow and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,022±$18kLowest 5% below NH |
$172,857±$16kHighest 75% above NH |
$116,964±$17k 18% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $353,100±$22kLowest 12% below NH |
$506,500±$34kHighest 26% above NH |
$390,900±$26k about the NH average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,219±$123Lowest 18% below NH |
$1,539±$178Highest 3% above NH |
$1,482±$457 about the NH average |
| Bow and Lyndeborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,650 15% above NH |
$9,584Highest 44% above NH |
$7,133Lowest 7% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.7%±21.3 NH: 48.2% |
39%±13.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
48.9%±90Highest 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 | 8.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
3.7% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
87.5% NH: 72.8% |
92.4%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1985Highest 6 yrs newer than NH |
1981 2 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 19% above NH |
27 minLowest about the NH average |
39 minHighest 46% above NH |
| Work from home | 16.6%±4.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
22.7%±4.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
16.7%±3.5 NH: 16.8% |
| Bow and Lyndeborough 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 | — | #26 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Kearsarge Regional School District | Bow School District | Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Bow High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8 |
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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.