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Wilmot vs Lyme vs Newmarket
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 people working from home (27.2%).
Newmarket has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.5%).
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 | Wilmot | Lyme | Newmarket |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,487Lowest |
1,710 |
9,463Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.6% NH: +4.6% |
+1.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.5%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 53±2.4Highest 22% above NH |
48.6±7.8 12% above NH |
41.2±1.9Lowest 5% below NH |
| Wilmot and Lyme 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% |
15.6%±2.7Lowest 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% |
16.1%±2.8Lowest 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% |
49.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±3.4Lowest NH: 6% |
3.3%±1.9 NH: 6% |
5.6%±1.9Highest NH: 6% |
| Newmarket 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 |
$100,845±$13kLowest about the NH average |
| 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 |
$455,000±$22k 13% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$289Lowest 25% below NH |
$1,418±$130 5% below NH |
$1,671±$69Highest 12% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,651Lowest about the NH average |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$8,734 31% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.1%±41.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
52.8%±29.8Highest NH: 48.2% |
46.3%±8.3 NH: 48.2% |
| Lyme and Newmarket 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% NH: 7.2% |
4.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.4%Highest NH: 72.8% |
80.5% NH: 72.8% |
52.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH |
1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 22% above NH |
21 minLowest 22% below NH |
28 min 6% above NH |
| Work from home | 18.9%±3.8 NH: 16.8% |
27.2%±5.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
17.3%±3.3Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Lyme and Wilmot 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 | — | — | #39 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | Lyme School District | Newmarket School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.9 |
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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.