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Cornish vs Warner vs Webster vs Cornish

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Cornish has the youngest population (median age 39).
Warner has the most renters (25.4% rent).
Webster has the most kids (22.6% under 18).
Cornish has the oldest housing (typical home built 1958).

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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.

MeasureCornishWarnerWebsterCornish
People
Population
1,803
2,959Highest
2,227
1,024Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+7.5%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+3.7%
U.S.: +7.4%
+2.2%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
39±8.5Lowest
about the U.S. average
43.7±4
12% above U.S.
44.7±7.6Highest
15% above U.S.
39.2±13.3
about the U.S. average
Webster and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
18.2%±3.3
U.S.: 22%
17.3%±3.3
U.S.: 22%
22.6%±8Highest
U.S.: 22%
10.5%±5.5Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Webster and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
17.4%±4.9
U.S.: 17.2%
20.4%±3.5Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.4%±1.3
U.S.: 17.2%
15.2%±6.8Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
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+
21%
U.S.: 35.7%
42.4%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
30.7%
U.S.: 35.7%
16.1%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.8%±1.4
U.S.: 6.4%
5.3%±1.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
3%±1.4
U.S.: 6.4%
2.1%±1.9Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Warner and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$69,038±$4k
14% below U.S.
$94,022±$18k
16% above U.S.
$107,171±$14kHighest
33% above U.S.
$68,686±$2kLowest
15% below U.S.
Webster and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$274,200±$84kLowest
18% below U.S.
$353,100±$22kHighest
6% above U.S.
$338,500±$30k
about the U.S. average
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Warner and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,196±$148
15% below U.S.
$1,219±$123
14% below U.S.
$1,396±$622Highest
about the U.S. average
$1,135±$141Lowest
20% below U.S.
Webster and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,309
26% below U.S.
$7,650Highest
145% above U.S.
$6,021
93% above U.S.
$1,925Lowest
38% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
48.8%±17.5
U.S.: 51.1%
48.7%±21.3
U.S.: 51.1%
53.6%±71Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
31%±22.9Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Webster and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
6.3%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
8.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
9.6%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
8.3%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
82.1%
U.S.: 65.2%
74.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
96%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
79.2%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1976
4 yrs older than U.S.
1975
5 yrs older than U.S.
1979Highest
1 yr older than U.S.
1958Lowest
22 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
31 min
18% above U.S.
32 minHighest
20% above U.S.
31 minLowest
16% above U.S.
32 minHighest
20% above U.S.
Work from home
8.5%±2.4
U.S.: 15.1%
16.6%±4.8
U.S.: 15.1%
17.1%±3.9Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
7.4%±3.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Webster 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 Merrimack Valley School District —
High school in town — None 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.