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Bristol vs Stoddard 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
Bristol has the most kids (24.3% under 18).
Stoddard has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.5%).
Warner has the most people working from home (16.6%).
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 | Bristol | Stoddard | Warner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,273Highest |
1,072Lowest |
2,959 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.2% NH: +4.6% |
+11.5%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+3.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 42.7±5.7Lowest about the NH average |
53±4Highest 22% above NH |
43.7±4 about the NH average |
| Kids under 18 | 24.3%±6.4Highest NH: 18.2% |
17.5%±3.4 NH: 18.2% |
17.3%±3.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Bristol and Stoddard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.2%±4.9 NH: 20.1% |
24.4%±2.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
20.4%±3.5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Stoddard and Bristol are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.5% NH: 40.6% |
34.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
42.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±2 NH: 6% |
3.5%±1.7Lowest NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
| Warner and Bristol are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $78,438±$10kLowest 21% below NH |
$94,904±$11kHighest 4% below NH |
$94,022±$18k 5% below NH |
| Stoddard and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $258,300±$63kLowest 36% below NH |
$330,300±$20k 18% below NH |
$353,100±$22kHighest 12% below NH |
| Warner and Stoddard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,310±$97Highest 12% below NH |
$895±$751Lowest 40% below NH |
$1,219±$123 18% below NH |
| Bristol and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,162Lowest 38% below NH |
$4,316 35% below NH |
$7,650Highest 15% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.3%±14.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
52.6%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3 NH: 48.2% |
| Stoddard and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.3%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.8%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.4% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
93.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
74.6% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 2 yrs older than NH |
1978Highest 1 yr older than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 4% above NH |
34 minHighest 25% above NH |
32 min 19% above NH |
| Work from home | 11.8%±5.2 NH: 16.8% |
9.5%±4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Warner and Bristol 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 | #79 of 120 in NH | — | — |
| School district | Newfound Area School District | Stoddard School District | Kearsarge Regional School District |
| High school in town | Newfound Regional High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.5 |
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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.