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Boscawen vs Westminster vs Webster
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Boscawen has the most renters (24.7% rent).
Westminster has the most people working from home (27%).
Webster has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.2%).
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 | Boscawen | Westminster | Webster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,044Highest |
2,999 |
2,227Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
-5.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46±4.2 18% above U.S. |
53.5±3.7Highest 38% above U.S. |
44.7±7.6Lowest 15% above U.S. |
| Westminster and Boscawen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.1%±4.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.2%±4.7 U.S.: 22% |
22.6%±8Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Webster and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±5.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
27.6%±6.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.4%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Westminster and Boscawen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
46.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
30.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±3.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Westminster and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,328±$27k 4% below U.S. |
$71,491±$4kLowest 11% below U.S. |
$107,171±$14kHighest 33% above U.S. |
| Webster and Boscawen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $286,500±$23k 14% below U.S. |
$273,800±$35kLowest 18% below U.S. |
$338,500±$30kHighest about the U.S. average |
| Webster and Boscawen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,265±$307 10% below U.S. |
$916±$126Lowest 35% below U.S. |
$1,396±$622Highest about the U.S. average |
| Webster and Boscawen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,549Highest 110% above U.S. |
$4,063Lowest 30% above U.S. |
$6,021 93% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.2%±21Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
49.2%±7.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
53.6%±71Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Webster and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 17%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
88.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
96%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1980Highest same as U.S. |
1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 6% above U.S. |
24 minLowest 10% below U.S. |
31 minHighest 16% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 9.9%±6.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
27%±6.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.1%±3.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Westminster and Webster 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 | #51 of 120 in NH | #53 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Merrimack Valley School District | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District | Merrimack Valley School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Bellows Falls Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.6 |
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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.