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Wilmot vs Lebanon 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
Wilmot has the highest household income ($118k).
Lebanon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.6%).
Newbury has the most expensive homes ($463k median).
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 | Wilmot | Lebanon | Newbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,487Lowest |
14,999Highest |
2,027 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+8.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+4.8% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 53±2.4 22% above NH |
38.9±3.1Lowest 10% below NH |
53.3±3.6Highest 23% above NH |
| Newbury and Wilmot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.1%±3.2Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.6%±2.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17%±3.2 NH: 18.2% |
| Wilmot and Newbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.3%±4.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
21.4%±2.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
23.6%±3.7 NH: 20.1% |
| Wilmot and Newbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
57.5% NH: 40.6% |
53%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±3.4Lowest NH: 6% |
6.9%±2.6Highest NH: 6% |
3.8%±2.3 NH: 6% |
| Lebanon and Newbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $117,759±$15kHighest 19% above NH |
$98,147±$10kLowest about the NH average |
$116,477±$18k 18% above NH |
| Wilmot and Newbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $399,600±$43k about the NH average |
$385,400±$29kLowest 4% below NH |
$463,400±$36kHighest 15% above NH |
| Newbury and Wilmot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$289Lowest 25% below NH |
$1,744±$132Highest 17% above NH |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,651 about the NH average |
$8,149Highest 22% above NH |
$5,695Lowest 15% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.1%±41.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
41.9%±7.2 NH: 48.2% |
50%±24.1Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Newbury and Lebanon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.4% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.4% NH: 72.8% |
51.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
87.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
1980Lowest 1 yr newer than NH |
1987 8 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 22% above NH |
14 minLowest 48% below NH |
33 minHighest 22% above NH |
| Work from home | 18.9%±3.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
22.8%±4.3Highest NH: 16.8% |
20.1%±7.3 NH: 16.8% |
| Lebanon and Newbury 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 | — | #29 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | — | Lebanon School District | — |
| High school in town | — | Lebanon High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.7 |
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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.