Compare towns
Wilmot vs Lyme 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 most affordable homes ($400k median).
Lyme has the most expensive homes ($645k median).
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 | Wilmot | Lyme | Newbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,487Lowest |
1,710 |
2,027Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.6% NH: +4.6% |
+1.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+4.8%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 53±2.4 22% above NH |
48.6±7.8Lowest 12% above 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%±3.2 NH: 18.2% |
19.5%±3.4Highest NH: 18.2% |
17%±3.2Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Lyme and Wilmot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.3%±4.6 NH: 20.1% |
26.5%±2.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
23.6%±3.7Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Lyme and Wilmot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58.7% NH: 40.6% |
70.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
53%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±3.4Lowest NH: 6% |
3.3%±1.9 NH: 6% |
3.8%±2.3Highest NH: 6% |
| Newbury and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $117,759±$15k 19% above NH |
$133,906±$15kHighest 35% above NH |
$116,477±$18kLowest 18% above NH |
| Lyme and Wilmot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $399,600±$43kLowest about the NH average |
$645,000±$64kHighest 60% above NH |
$463,400±$36k 15% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$289Lowest 25% below NH |
$1,418±$130Highest 5% below NH |
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| Lyme and Wilmot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,651 about the NH average |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$5,695Lowest 15% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.1%±41.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
52.8%±29.8Highest NH: 48.2% |
50%±24.1 NH: 48.2% |
| Lyme and Newbury 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% |
4.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.4% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.4% NH: 72.8% |
80.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
87.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH |
1987 8 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 22% above NH |
21 minLowest 22% below NH |
33 minHighest 22% above NH |
| Work from home | 18.9%±3.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
27.2%±5.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
20.1%±7.3 NH: 16.8% |
| Lyme and Newbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Lyme School District | — |
| High school 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.