Compare towns
Warner vs Lyndeborough vs Stoddard
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).
Lyndeborough has the highest household income ($117k).
Stoddard has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.5%).
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 | Lyndeborough | Stoddard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,959Highest |
1,616 |
1,072Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.7% NH: +4.6% |
+1.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+11.5%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 43.7±4Lowest about the NH average |
50±3.2 15% above NH |
53±4Highest 22% above NH |
| Stoddard and Lyndeborough 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% |
14.9%±5.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17.5%±3.4Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Stoddard and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±3.5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
22.6%±1.8 NH: 20.1% |
24.4%±2.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Stoddard and Lyndeborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
40.1% NH: 40.6% |
34.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
3.7%±1.5 NH: 6% |
3.5%±1.7Lowest NH: 6% |
| 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 | $94,022±$18kLowest 5% below NH |
$116,964±$17kHighest 18% above NH |
$94,904±$11k 4% below NH |
| Lyndeborough and Stoddard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $353,100±$22k 12% below NH |
$390,900±$26kHighest about the NH average |
$330,300±$20kLowest 18% 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 | $1,219±$123 18% below NH |
$1,482±$457Highest about the NH average |
$895±$751Lowest 40% 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 | $7,650Highest 15% above NH |
$7,133 7% above NH |
$4,316Lowest 35% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.7%±21.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
48.9%±90 NH: 48.2% |
52.6%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Stoddard and Lyndeborough 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% |
3.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
4.8% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
92.4% NH: 72.8% |
93.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1981Highest 2 yrs newer than NH |
1978 1 yr older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minLowest 19% above NH |
39 minHighest 46% above NH |
34 min 25% above NH |
| Work from home | 16.6%±4.8 NH: 16.8% |
16.7%±3.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
9.5%±4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Lyndeborough and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Kearsarge Regional School District | Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District | Stoddard 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.