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Chester vs Warner vs Webster
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Chester has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.7%).
Warner has the most renters (25.4% rent).
Webster has the most kids (22.6% 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 | Chester | Warner | Webster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,300Highest |
2,959 |
2,227Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+3.7% NH: +4.6% |
+2.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 47.2±3.8Highest 9% above NH |
43.7±4Lowest about the NH average |
44.7±7.6 3% above NH |
| Chester and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.6%±3.7 NH: 18.2% |
17.3%±3.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
22.6%±8Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Webster and Chester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±4Lowest NH: 20.1% |
20.4%±3.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
19.4%±1.3 NH: 20.1% |
| Warner and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.1% NH: 40.6% |
42.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
30.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±2.1 NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
3%±1.4Lowest NH: 6% |
| Warner and Chester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $142,212±$19kHighest 44% above NH |
$94,022±$18kLowest 5% below NH |
$107,171±$14k 8% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $552,300±$42kHighest 37% above NH |
$353,100±$22k 12% below NH |
$338,500±$30kLowest 16% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,219±$123Lowest 18% below NH |
$1,396±$622Highest 6% below NH |
| Webster and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,464Highest 27% above NH |
$7,650 15% above NH |
$6,021Lowest 10% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 19%±72.7Lowest NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3 NH: 48.2% |
53.6%±71Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Webster and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.4% NH: 7.2% |
9.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
74.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
96% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1979 same as NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 31% above NH |
32 min 19% above NH |
31 minLowest 14% above NH |
| Work from home | 16.4%±5.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8 NH: 16.8% |
17.1%±3.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Webster and Warner 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 | #90 of 120 in NH | — | — |
| School district | Chester School District | Kearsarge Regional School District | Merrimack Valley School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.