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Danbury vs Hill 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
Danbury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.4%).
Hill has the most homeowners (94.2%).
Warner has the most renters (25.4% rent).
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 | Danbury | Hill | Warner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,451 |
908Lowest |
2,959Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-6.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+3.7% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 47.4±5.8 9% above NH |
49.1±6.8Highest 13% above NH |
43.7±4Lowest about the NH average |
| Hill and Danbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±2.9 NH: 18.2% |
10.9%±2.8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17.3%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Warner and Danbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.7%±5 NH: 20.1% |
28.5%±2.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
20.4%±3.5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Hill and Danbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 17.5%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
30.4% NH: 40.6% |
42.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.7Lowest NH: 6% |
2.6%±1.6 NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
| Warner and Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,685±$11kLowest 28% below NH |
$82,125±$21k 17% below NH |
$94,022±$18kHighest 5% below NH |
| Warner and Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $240,700±$35kLowest 40% below NH |
$311,700±$41k 23% below NH |
$353,100±$22kHighest 12% below NH |
| Warner and Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,281±$390Highest 14% below NH |
— | $1,219±$123Lowest 18% below NH |
| Danbury and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,760Lowest 44% below NH |
$4,933 26% below NH |
$7,650Highest 15% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.4%±36.3 NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Warner and Danbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
9.9% NH: 7.2% |
8.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9% NH: 72.8% |
94.2%Highest NH: 72.8% |
74.6%Lowest 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 | 36 minHighest 35% above NH |
35 min 32% above NH |
32 minLowest 19% above NH |
| Work from home | 15.1%±5.6 NH: 16.8% |
9.7%±3.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Warner and Danbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Newfound Area School District | Hill School District | Kearsarge Regional School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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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.