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Windham vs Warner vs Lyndeborough
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.4%).
Warner has the most renters (25.4% rent).
Lyndeborough has the oldest population (median age 50).
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 | Windham | Warner | Lyndeborough |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,038Highest |
2,959 |
1,616Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +16.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+3.7% NH: +4.6% |
+1.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.1±2.9Lowest 5% below NH |
43.7±4 about the NH average |
50±3.2Highest 15% above NH |
| Lyndeborough and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 27.4%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
17.3%±3.3 NH: 18.2% |
14.9%±5.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 15.5%±2.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
20.4%±3.5 NH: 20.1% |
22.6%±1.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Lyndeborough and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 62.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
42.4% NH: 40.6% |
40.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.8 NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
3.7%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
| Warner and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $189,583±$19kHighest 91% above NH |
$94,022±$18kLowest 5% below NH |
$116,964±$17k 18% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $723,300±$50kHighest 80% above NH |
$353,100±$22kLowest 12% below NH |
$390,900±$26k about the NH average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $3,218±$350Highest 116% above NH |
$1,219±$123Lowest 18% below NH |
$1,482±$457 about the NH average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$7,650 15% above NH |
$7,133Lowest 7% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.2%±50.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
48.9%±90 NH: 48.2% |
| Windham and Lyndeborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.7% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
74.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
92.4% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1996Highest 17 yrs newer than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1981 2 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 15% above NH |
32 min 19% above NH |
39 minHighest 46% above NH |
| Work from home | 21.9%±4.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
16.7%±3.5 NH: 16.8% |
| Windham and Lyndeborough 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 | #13 of 120 in NH | — | — |
| School district | Windham School District | Kearsarge Regional School District | Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District |
| High school in town | Windham High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8 |
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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.