Compare towns
Andover vs Warner vs Springfield vs Wilmot
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Warner has the most renters (25.4% rent).
Springfield has the most homeowners (90.7%).
Wilmot has the highest household income ($118k).
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 | Warner | Springfield | Wilmot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,135 |
2,959Highest |
1,122Lowest |
1,487 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.5% NH: +4.6% |
+3.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+3.6% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 46±11.6 6% above NH |
43.7±4Lowest about the NH average |
51.4±8.8 19% above NH |
53±2.4Highest 22% above NH |
| Wilmot and Springfield 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% |
17.3%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
15.1%±8 NH: 18.2% |
17.1%±3.2 NH: 18.2% |
| Warner and Wilmot 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% |
20.4%±3.5 NH: 20.1% |
19.8%±1.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
24.3%±4.6 NH: 20.1% |
| Andover and Wilmot 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% |
42.4% NH: 40.6% |
36.4% NH: 40.6% |
58.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±2.2 NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
0%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
3%±3.4 NH: 6% |
| Warner and Wilmot 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 |
$94,022±$18k 5% below NH |
$100,893±$19k about the NH average |
$117,759±$15kHighest 19% above NH |
| Wilmot and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $366,500±$44k 9% below NH |
$353,100±$22kLowest 12% below NH |
$384,100±$50k 5% below NH |
$399,600±$43kHighest about the NH average |
| Wilmot and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,211±$190 19% below NH |
$1,219±$123Highest 18% below NH |
$1,096±$217Lowest 26% below NH |
$1,125±$289 25% below NH |
| Warner and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,962 11% below NH |
$7,650Highest 15% above NH |
$5,946Lowest 11% below NH |
$6,651 about the NH average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.1%±8.3 NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
25.9%±64.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
41.1%±41.8 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% |
8.4% NH: 7.2% |
3.4% NH: 7.2% |
2.3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.4% NH: 72.8% |
74.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
90.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
83.4% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr older than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1985 6 yrs newer than NH |
1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 28% above NH |
32 minLowest 19% above NH |
34 minHighest 29% above NH |
33 min 22% above NH |
| Work from home | 11.7%±5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8 NH: 16.8% |
16.7%±11.6 NH: 16.8% |
18.9%±3.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Wilmot and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | Andover School District | Kearsarge Regional School District | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — | — |
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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.