Compare towns
Andover vs Hampton Falls vs Warner
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Andover has the most homeowners (88.4%).
Hampton Falls has the most expensive homes ($773k median).
Warner has the most renters (25.4% rent).
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 | Andover | Hampton Falls | Warner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,135Lowest |
2,328 |
2,959Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+7.5%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+3.7% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 46±11.6 6% above NH |
49.5±7.3Highest 14% above NH |
43.7±4Lowest about the NH average |
| Hampton Falls and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.3%±3.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
19.1%±5.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
17.3%±3.3 NH: 18.2% |
| Hampton Falls and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.1%±7.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
25%±3.6 NH: 20.1% |
20.4%±3.5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Andover and Hampton Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
54.5%Highest NH: 40.6% |
42.4% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±2.2Lowest NH: 6% |
3.8%±2.1 NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
| Warner and Hampton Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,514±$27kLowest 11% below NH |
$166,157±$14kHighest 68% above NH |
$94,022±$18k 5% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $366,500±$44k 9% below NH |
$772,600±$76kHighest 92% above NH |
$353,100±$22kLowest 12% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,211±$190Lowest 19% below NH |
$1,852±$475Highest 24% above NH |
$1,219±$123 18% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,962Lowest 11% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$7,650 15% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.1%±8.3 NH: 48.2% |
27.2%±22.7Lowest NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Warner and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.5%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.4% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.4%Highest NH: 72.8% |
86.3% NH: 72.8% |
74.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr older than NH |
1981Highest 2 yrs newer than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 28% above NH |
32 min 21% above NH |
32 minLowest 19% above NH |
| Work from home | 11.7%±5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
21.8%±4.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8 NH: 16.8% |
| Hampton Falls and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Andover School District | Hampton Falls School District | Kearsarge Regional School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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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.