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Concord 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
Concord has the shortest commute (23 min average).
Warner has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.7%).
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 | Concord | Warner | Webster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 44,375Highest |
2,959 |
2,227Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3% NH: +4.6% |
+3.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+2.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 40.7±1.3Lowest 6% below NH |
43.7±4 about the NH average |
44.7±7.6Highest 3% above NH |
| Webster and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±1.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17.3%±3.3 NH: 18.2% |
22.6%±8Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Webster and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.7%±1.5Lowest 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+ | 42.3% NH: 40.6% |
42.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
30.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6%±0.8Highest NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6 NH: 6% |
3%±1.4Lowest NH: 6% |
| Concord and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,902±$5kLowest 14% below NH |
$94,022±$18k 5% below NH |
$107,171±$14kHighest 8% above NH |
| Webster and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $350,900±$13k 13% below NH |
$353,100±$22kHighest 12% below NH |
$338,500±$30kLowest 16% below NH |
| Warner and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,441±$43Highest 3% below NH |
$1,219±$123Lowest 18% below NH |
$1,396±$622 6% below NH |
| Concord and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,227 8% above NH |
$7,650Highest 15% above NH |
$6,021Lowest 10% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±5.2Lowest 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 | 8.9% NH: 7.2% |
8.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
9.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 56.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
74.6% NH: 72.8% |
96%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
1975 4 yrs older than NH |
1979Highest same as NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 14% below NH |
32 minHighest 19% above NH |
31 min 14% above NH |
| Work from home | 14.1%±1.8Lowest 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 | #89 of 120 in NH | — | — |
| School district | Concord School District · Merrimack Valley School District | Kearsarge Regional School District | Merrimack Valley School District |
| High school in town | Concord High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.0 |
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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.