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Dunbarton vs Sandwich 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 kids (19.8% under 18).
Sandwich has the most people working from home (36.1%).
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 | Dunbarton | Sandwich | Warner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,097Highest |
1,757Lowest |
2,959 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9% NH: +4.6% |
+10.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+3.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 48±3.7 11% above NH |
63.6±2.8Highest 47% above NH |
43.7±4Lowest about the NH average |
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±3.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
7%±3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17.3%±3.3 NH: 18.2% |
| Dunbarton and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±4.3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
46.6%±8.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
20.4%±3.5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
63.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
42.4% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±2 NH: 6% |
3.7%±3Lowest 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 |
$140,694±$22kHighest 42% above NH |
$94,022±$18kLowest 5% below NH |
| Sandwich and Dunbarton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $484,100±$33kHighest 20% above NH |
$437,700±$79k 9% above NH |
$353,100±$22kLowest 12% below NH |
| Dunbarton and Sandwich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,166±$70Lowest 22% below NH |
$1,679±$1kHighest 13% above NH |
$1,219±$123 18% below NH |
| Sandwich and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,233Highest 23% above NH |
$4,494Lowest 33% below NH |
$7,650 15% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.7%±60.7 NH: 48.2% |
56.4%±41.6Highest NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Sandwich and Dunbarton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
5.2% NH: 7.2% |
8.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.1%Highest NH: 72.8% |
94% NH: 72.8% |
74.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1990Highest 11 yrs newer than NH |
1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
1975 4 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 25% above NH |
31 minLowest 16% above NH |
32 min 19% above NH |
| Work from home | 12.6%±5.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
36.1%±16.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8 NH: 16.8% |
| Sandwich 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 | #33 of 120 in NH | — | — |
| School district | Dunbarton School District | Inter-Lakes Cooperative 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.