Compare towns
Wilton vs Nashua vs Mason
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+6%).
Nashua has the most renters (44.2% rent).
Mason has the most kids (28.8% under 18).
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 | Nashua | Mason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,960 |
91,294Highest |
1,451Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.6% NH: +4.6% |
+4.8%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 46.8±5.2Highest 8% above NH |
40±1.3Lowest 8% below NH |
43.7±2.3 about the NH average |
| Wilton and Mason 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% |
18.6%±1.2 NH: 18.2% |
28.8%±6.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 22%±6.3Highest NH: 20.1% |
16.9%±1 NH: 20.1% |
15.6%±2.1Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Wilton and Nashua are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
41.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
39.5% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±2.4 NH: 6% |
5%±0.6Highest NH: 6% |
1.8%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
| Nashua and Wilton 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 |
$96,326±$5kLowest about the NH average |
$111,090±$3k 12% above NH |
| Wilton and Mason are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $381,500±$23kLowest 5% below NH |
$403,900±$11kHighest about the NH average |
$384,000±$21k 5% below NH |
| Nashua and Mason are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,382±$70Lowest 7% below NH |
$1,737±$41 16% above NH |
$2,530±$852Highest 70% above NH |
| Mason and Nashua 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 |
$6,799Lowest about the NH average |
$7,049 6% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.1%±39.9 NH: 48.2% |
45.8%±4.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
87.2%±42.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Mason and Wilton 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% |
7.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.7% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77% NH: 72.8% |
55.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
90.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
1975 4 yrs older than NH |
1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 12% above NH |
26 minLowest about the NH average |
41 minHighest 53% above NH |
| Work from home | 16.7%±5.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
17.4%±1.6 NH: 16.8% |
20.7%±4.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Mason and Nashua 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 | #67 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District | Nashua School District | Mason School District |
| High school in town | Wilton-Lyndeboro Senior High School | Nashua High School South | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.1Lowest |
12.8Highest |
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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.