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Hudson vs Mason 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
Hudson has the most expensive homes ($439k median).
Mason has the most kids (28.8% under 18).
Webster has the most affordable homes ($339k 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 | Hudson | Mason | Webster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 25,557Highest |
1,451Lowest |
2,227 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.8% NH: +4.6% |
+4.8%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+2.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 45.7±1.9Highest 6% above NH |
43.7±2.3Lowest about the NH average |
44.7±7.6 3% above NH |
| Hudson and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.8%±2.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
28.8%±6.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
22.6%±8 NH: 18.2% |
| Mason and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.7%±2.4Highest NH: 20.1% |
15.6%±2.1Lowest NH: 20.1% |
19.4%±1.3 NH: 20.1% |
| Hudson and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.2% NH: 40.6% |
39.5%Highest NH: 40.6% |
30.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7%±1.7Highest NH: 6% |
1.8%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
3%±1.4 NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $124,213±$6kHighest 25% above NH |
$111,090±$3k 12% above NH |
$107,171±$14kLowest 8% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $438,900±$11kHighest 9% above NH |
$384,000±$21k 5% below NH |
$338,500±$30kLowest 16% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,735±$123 16% above NH |
$2,530±$852Highest 70% above NH |
$1,396±$622Lowest 6% below NH |
| Mason and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,636 about the NH average |
$7,049Highest 6% above NH |
$6,021Lowest 10% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34.3%±7.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
87.2%±42.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
53.6%±71 NH: 48.2% |
| Mason and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
4.7% NH: 7.2% |
9.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
90.7% NH: 72.8% |
96%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
1979Lowest same as NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 18% above NH |
41 minHighest 53% above NH |
31 minLowest 14% above NH |
| Work from home | 19.6%±3.6 NH: 16.8% |
20.7%±4.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
17.1%±3.9Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Mason and Hudson 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 | #63 of 120 in NH | — | — |
| School district | Hudson School District | Mason School District | Merrimack Valley School District |
| High school in town | Alvirne High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6 |
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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.