Compare towns
Hopkinton vs Hampton vs Warner 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
Hopkinton has the highest household income ($137k).
Hampton has the oldest population (median age 55.8).
Warner has the youngest population (median age 43.7).
Webster has the most kids (22.6% under 18).
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 | Hopkinton | Hampton | Warner | Webster |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 6,037 |
16,426Highest |
2,959 |
2,227Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.8%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.1% NH: +4.6% |
+3.7% NH: +4.6% |
+2.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 45±2.8 4% above NH |
55.8±2.1Highest 29% above NH |
43.7±4Lowest about the NH average |
44.7±7.6 3% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±4.1 NH: 18.2% |
11.6%±2.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17.3%±3.3 NH: 18.2% |
22.6%±8Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Webster and Hopkinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 19.9%±4.2 NH: 20.1% |
30.9%±2.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
20.4%±3.5 NH: 20.1% |
19.4%±1.3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
42.8% NH: 40.6% |
42.4% NH: 40.6% |
30.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.9%±4.4Highest NH: 6% |
3.1%±1.1 NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6 NH: 6% |
3%±1.4Lowest NH: 6% |
| Hopkinton and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $137,477±$21kHighest 39% above NH |
$95,233±$9k 4% below NH |
$94,022±$18kLowest 5% below NH |
$107,171±$14k 8% above NH |
| Hopkinton and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $506,900±$54k 26% above NH |
$550,200±$39kHighest 37% above NH |
$353,100±$22k 12% below NH |
$338,500±$30kLowest 16% below NH |
| Hampton and Hopkinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,270±$129 15% below NH |
$1,628±$94Highest 9% above NH |
$1,219±$123Lowest 18% below NH |
$1,396±$622 6% below NH |
| Hampton and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$6,813 about the NH average |
$7,650 15% above NH |
$6,021Lowest 10% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.4%±6Lowest NH: 48.2% |
56.8%±10.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3 NH: 48.2% |
53.6%±71 NH: 48.2% |
| Hampton and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 6.5% NH: 7.2% |
5.6%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.4% NH: 7.2% |
9.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.3% NH: 72.8% |
73.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
74.6% NH: 72.8% |
96%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Lowest 11 yrs older than NH |
1978 1 yr older than NH |
1975 4 yrs older than NH |
1979Highest same as NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 17% below NH |
26 min 3% below NH |
32 minHighest 19% above NH |
31 min 14% above NH |
| Work from home | 23.8%±8.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
21.7%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
17.1%±3.9 NH: 16.8% |
| Hopkinton and Hampton 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 | #28 of 120 in NH | #31 of 120 in NH | — | — |
| School district | Hopkinton School District | Hampton School District · Winnacunnet Cooperative School District | Kearsarge Regional School District | Merrimack Valley School District |
| High school in town | Hopkinton High School | Winnacunnet High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.0Highest |
10.1Lowest |
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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.