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Wilton vs Dummer vs Temple
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wilton has the highest household income ($114k).
Dummer has the most affordable homes ($242k median).
Temple has the most expensive homes ($401k 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 | Wilton | Dummer | Temple |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,960Highest |
299Lowest |
1,363 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
— | +1.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 46.8±5.2Lowest 8% above NH |
53.6±6.4Highest 24% above NH |
49.5±7.3 14% above NH |
| Dummer and Temple are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.7%±4.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
19.4%±5.1Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.3%±3.5 NH: 18.2% |
| Dummer and Temple are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22%±6.3Highest NH: 20.1% |
21.4%±4.6 NH: 20.1% |
17.8%±2.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Wilton and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.9%Highest NH: 40.6% |
16.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
36.5% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±2.4Highest NH: 6% |
0%±5.7Lowest NH: 6% |
1.7%±1.1 NH: 6% |
| Wilton and Temple are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $114,349±$21kHighest 15% above NH |
$91,250±$21kLowest 8% below NH |
$94,107±$15k 5% below NH |
| Wilton and Temple are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $381,500±$23k 5% below NH |
$242,200±$51kLowest 40% below NH |
$401,000±$27kHighest about the NH average |
| Temple and Wilton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,382±$70Highest 7% below NH |
— | $1,169±$523Lowest 22% below NH |
| Wilton and Temple are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,612Highest 14% above NH |
$2,898Lowest 57% below NH |
$6,983 5% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.1%±39.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
30.2%±54.1 NH: 48.2% |
| Wilton and Temple are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.9%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
9% NH: 7.2% |
9.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
94.2%Highest NH: 72.8% |
82.2% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
1977 2 yrs older than NH |
1982Highest 3 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 12% above NH |
25 minLowest 6% below NH |
37 minHighest 37% above NH |
| Work from home | 16.7%±5.2 NH: 16.8% |
6.8%±4.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
16.9%±5.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Temple and Wilton 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 | #54 of 120 in NH | — | — |
| School district | Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District | — | Contoocook Valley School District |
| High school in town | Wilton-Lyndeboro Senior High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.1 |
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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.