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Hebron vs Warner vs Center Harbor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hebron has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5%).
Warner has the most kids (17.3% under 18).
Center Harbor has the highest household income ($104k).
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 | Hebron | Warner | Center Harbor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 883Lowest |
2,959Highest |
955 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+3.7% NH: +4.6% |
-5.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 57.9±3.6 34% above NH |
43.7±4Lowest about the NH average |
60.4±4.8Highest 39% above NH |
| Center Harbor and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.2%±3.9 NH: 18.2% |
17.3%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
11.9%±5.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Warner and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 37.8%±9.3 NH: 20.1% |
20.4%±3.5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
39.5%±13.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Center Harbor and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
42.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
47.1% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±4.3 NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
0.9%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
| Warner and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,071±$17kLowest 8% below NH |
$94,022±$18k 5% below NH |
$104,313±$16kHighest 5% above NH |
| Center Harbor and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $589,500±$61kHighest 46% above NH |
$353,100±$22kLowest 12% below NH |
$463,800±$74k 15% above NH |
| Hebron and Center Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,429±$334Highest 4% below NH |
$1,219±$123Lowest 18% below NH |
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| Hebron and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,603Lowest 46% below NH |
$7,650Highest 15% above NH |
$4,667 30% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40%±38.3 NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
14.3%±59.4Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Warner and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.2%Highest NH: 7.2% |
8.4% NH: 7.2% |
2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.8% NH: 72.8% |
74.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
91%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 2 yrs older than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1982Highest 3 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 27% below NH |
32 minHighest 19% above NH |
25 min 8% below NH |
| Work from home | 13.1%±5.1 NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
8.9%±5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Warner and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Kearsarge Regional School District | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | 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.