Compare towns
Webster vs Lyndeborough vs Newbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Webster has the most kids (22.6% under 18).
Lyndeborough has the highest household income ($117k).
Newbury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.8%).
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 | Webster | Lyndeborough | Newbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,227Highest |
1,616Lowest |
2,027 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2% NH: +4.6% |
+1.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+4.8%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.7±7.6Lowest 3% above NH |
50±3.2 15% above NH |
53.3±3.6Highest 23% above NH |
| Newbury and Lyndeborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±8Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.9%±5.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17%±3.2 NH: 18.2% |
| Webster and Newbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.4%±1.3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
22.6%±1.8 NH: 20.1% |
23.6%±3.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Newbury and Lyndeborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
40.1% NH: 40.6% |
53%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.4Lowest NH: 6% |
3.7%±1.5 NH: 6% |
3.8%±2.3Highest NH: 6% |
| Newbury and Lyndeborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,171±$14kLowest 8% above NH |
$116,964±$17kHighest 18% above NH |
$116,477±$18k 18% above NH |
| Lyndeborough and Newbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $338,500±$30kLowest 16% below NH |
$390,900±$26k about the NH average |
$463,400±$36kHighest 15% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,396±$622Lowest 6% below NH |
$1,482±$457Highest about the NH average |
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| Lyndeborough and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,021 10% below NH |
$7,133Highest 7% above NH |
$5,695Lowest 15% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.6%±71Highest NH: 48.2% |
48.9%±90Lowest NH: 48.2% |
50%±24.1 NH: 48.2% |
| Webster and Newbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.7% NH: 7.2% |
3.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96%Highest NH: 72.8% |
92.4% NH: 72.8% |
87.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest same as NH |
1981 2 yrs newer than NH |
1987Highest 8 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 14% above NH |
39 minHighest 46% above NH |
33 min 22% above NH |
| Work from home | 17.1%±3.9 NH: 16.8% |
16.7%±3.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
20.1%±7.3Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Newbury and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Merrimack Valley School District | Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District | — |
| High school 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.