Compare towns
Andover vs Warner vs Wilmot vs Greenfield
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%).
Warner has the most renters (25.4% rent).
Wilmot has the most people working from home (18.9%).
Greenfield has the most kids (18% 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 | Andover | Warner | Wilmot | Greenfield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,135 |
2,959Highest |
1,487Lowest |
1,730 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.5% NH: +4.6% |
+3.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+3.6% NH: +4.6% |
-1.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 46±11.6 6% above NH |
43.7±4Lowest about the NH average |
53±2.4Highest 22% above NH |
49.9±2.9 15% above NH |
| Wilmot and Greenfield 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%±3.3 NH: 18.2% |
17.1%±3.2 NH: 18.2% |
18%±3.4Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Greenfield 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% |
20.4%±3.5 NH: 20.1% |
24.3%±4.6 NH: 20.1% |
19.9%±4.4Lowest 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% NH: 40.6% |
42.4% NH: 40.6% |
58.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
26.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±2.2 NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
3%±3.4 NH: 6% |
2.1%±1.5Lowest 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 |
$117,759±$15kHighest 19% above NH |
$103,603±$8k 5% above NH |
| Wilmot and Greenfield 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±$22k 12% below NH |
$399,600±$43kHighest about the NH average |
$350,300±$17kLowest 13% below NH |
| Wilmot and Andover 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 |
$1,125±$289Lowest 25% below NH |
$1,135±$79 24% 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 | $5,962Lowest 11% below NH |
$7,650Highest 15% above NH |
$6,651 about the NH average |
$7,264 9% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.1%±8.3 NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3 NH: 48.2% |
41.1%±41.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
51.8%±21.1Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Greenfield and Warner 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% |
2.3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
5.2% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.4%Highest NH: 72.8% |
74.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
83.4% NH: 72.8% |
84.6% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr older than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
1981 2 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 28% above NH |
32 minLowest 19% above NH |
33 min 22% above NH |
36 minHighest 35% above NH |
| Work from home | 11.7%±5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8 NH: 16.8% |
18.9%±3.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
15.9%±5.5 NH: 16.8% |
| Wilmot 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 | Kearsarge Regional School District | — | Contoocook Valley 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 | 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.