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Wilton vs Nashua vs Walpole
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).
Nashua has the most renters (44.2% rent).
Walpole has the most kids (22.2% 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 | Walpole |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,960 |
91,294Highest |
3,690Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.6% NH: +4.6% |
-2.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 46.8±5.2Highest 8% above NH |
40±1.3Lowest 8% below NH |
46.5±10.4 7% above NH |
| Wilton and Walpole 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% |
22.2%±5.2Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Walpole and Nashua are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22%±6.3 NH: 20.1% |
16.9%±1Lowest NH: 20.1% |
25.5%±5.4Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Walpole and Wilton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.9% NH: 40.6% |
41.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
32.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±2.4 NH: 6% |
5%±0.6Highest NH: 6% |
4%±2.8Lowest 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±$5k about the NH average |
$82,617±$16kLowest 17% below NH |
| Wilton and Nashua 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 |
$403,900±$11kHighest about the NH average |
$319,800±$48kLowest 21% below NH |
| Nashua and Wilton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,382±$70 7% below NH |
$1,737±$41Highest 16% above NH |
$1,165±$150Lowest 22% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,612Highest 14% above NH |
$6,799 about the NH average |
$6,078Lowest 9% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.1%±39.9 NH: 48.2% |
45.8%±4.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
51.6%±21.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Walpole 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% NH: 7.2% |
11.7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77%Highest NH: 72.8% |
55.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
69.9% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 8 yrs older than NH |
1975Highest 4 yrs older than NH |
1967Lowest 12 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 12% above NH |
26 min about the NH average |
23 minLowest 13% below NH |
| Work from home | 16.7%±5.2 NH: 16.8% |
17.4%±1.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
7.2%±4.9Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Nashua 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 | #67 of 120 in NH | #27 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District | Nashua School District | Fall Mountain Regional 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.