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Belvidere vs Warner vs Brookline

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Belvidere has the most affordable homes ($239k median).
Warner has the most expensive homes ($353k median).
Brookline has the most people working from home (20.6%).

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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.

MeasureBelvidereWarnerBrookline
People
Population
422Lowest
2,959Highest
531
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+3.7%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+1.9%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
40.7±6.5Lowest
5% above U.S.
43.7±4
12% above U.S.
45.1±2.7Highest
16% above U.S.
Brookline and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
22%±4Highest
U.S.: 22%
17.3%±3.3Lowest
U.S.: 22%
20%±6
U.S.: 22%
Belvidere and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
8.8%±4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
20.4%±3.5Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.6%±4.2
U.S.: 17.2%
Warner and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
35.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
42.4%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
41.1%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.4%±1.3Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.3%±1.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.2%±1.6
U.S.: 6.4%
Warner and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$81,563±$18k
about the U.S. average
$94,022±$18kHighest
16% above U.S.
$80,833±$16kLowest
about the U.S. average
Warner and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$239,200±$51kLowest
28% below U.S.
$353,100±$22kHighest
6% above U.S.
$290,700±$37k
13% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,542±$1k
9% above U.S.
$1,219±$123Lowest
14% below U.S.
$1,732±$232Highest
23% above U.S.
Brookline and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,908Lowest
25% above U.S.
$7,650Highest
145% above U.S.
$5,000
60% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
66.7%±53.8Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
48.7%±21.3
U.S.: 51.1%
47.8%±94.7Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Belvidere and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
5.5%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
8.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
6.2%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
86.1%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
74.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
84.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1989Highest
9 yrs newer than U.S.
1975Lowest
5 yrs older than U.S.
1975Lowest
5 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
38 minHighest
42% above U.S.
32 min
20% above U.S.
28 minLowest
8% above U.S.
Work from home
9.4%±7.6Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
16.6%±4.8
U.S.: 15.1%
20.6%±5.2Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Brookline and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — Kearsarge Regional School District —
High school in town — None in town —
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U.S. 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.