Compare towns
Groton vs Rumney 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
Groton has the oldest population (median age 51.1).
Rumney has the most renters (22.2% rent).
Webster has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.2%).
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 | Groton | Rumney | Webster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 507Lowest |
1,458 |
2,227Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+1.2% NH: +4.6% |
+2.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 51.1±16.2Highest 18% above NH |
44.5±2.3Lowest about the NH average |
44.7±7.6 3% above NH |
| Groton and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.4%±4.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
18.7%±4.3 NH: 18.2% |
22.6%±8Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Webster and Rumney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.4%±4.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
24.1%±3.7 NH: 20.1% |
19.4%±1.3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Groton and Rumney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.2%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
41.9%Highest NH: 40.6% |
30.7% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±2Lowest NH: 6% |
4.9%±2.3Highest NH: 6% |
3%±1.4 NH: 6% |
| Rumney and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $85,625±$21k 14% below NH |
$79,444±$21kLowest 20% below NH |
$107,171±$14kHighest 8% above NH |
| Webster and Groton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $269,000±$45kLowest 33% below NH |
$309,800±$37k 23% below NH |
$338,500±$30kHighest 16% below NH |
| Webster and Rumney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,667±$295Highest 79% above NH |
$1,064±$100Lowest 29% below NH |
$1,396±$622 6% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,873Lowest 57% below NH |
$4,716 29% below NH |
$6,021Highest 10% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50%±83.6 NH: 48.2% |
48.1%±21.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
53.6%±71Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Webster and Groton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.5%Highest NH: 7.2% |
10.4% NH: 7.2% |
9.6%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.3% NH: 72.8% |
77.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
96%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 5 yrs newer than NH |
1976Lowest 3 yrs older than NH |
1979 same as NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest 10% above NH |
33 minHighest 22% above NH |
31 min 14% above NH |
| Work from home | 13.7%±6.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
14.4%±7 NH: 16.8% |
17.1%±3.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Webster and Rumney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Rumney School District | Merrimack Valley School District |
| High school 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.