Compare towns
Dunbarton vs Greenland 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
Dunbarton has the most homeowners (95.1%).
Greenland has the most people working from home (32.2%).
Warner has the most affordable homes ($353k median).
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 | Dunbarton | Greenland | Warner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,097 |
4,106Highest |
2,959Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9% NH: +4.6% |
+14.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+3.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 48±3.7 11% above NH |
48.4±7.7Highest 12% above NH |
43.7±4Lowest about the NH average |
| Greenland and Dunbarton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±3.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
19.8%±5.2Highest NH: 18.2% |
17.3%±3.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±4.3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
28.9%±5Highest NH: 20.1% |
20.4%±3.5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Greenland and Dunbarton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
59.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
42.4% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±2 NH: 6% |
2.3%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
| Warner and Dunbarton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $124,348±$21k 26% above NH |
$162,837±$11kHighest 64% above NH |
$94,022±$18kLowest 5% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $484,100±$33k 20% above NH |
$662,800±$42kHighest 65% above NH |
$353,100±$22kLowest 12% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,166±$70Lowest 22% below NH |
$2,331±$363Highest 56% above NH |
$1,219±$123 18% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,233Highest 23% above NH |
$7,420Lowest 11% above NH |
$7,650 15% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.7%±60.7 NH: 48.2% |
77.3%±44.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Greenland and Dunbarton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3% NH: 7.2% |
0.5%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.1%Highest NH: 72.8% |
93.3% NH: 72.8% |
74.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1990Highest 11 yrs newer than NH |
1987 8 yrs newer than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 25% above NH |
21 minLowest 23% below NH |
32 min 19% above NH |
| Work from home | 12.6%±5.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
32.2%±7.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8 NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #33 of 120 in NH | #10 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Dunbarton School District | Greenland 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.

