Compare towns
Lancaster vs Lisbon 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
Lancaster has the oldest housing (typical home built 1942).
Lisbon has the most affordable homes ($198k median).
Warner has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.7%).
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 | Lancaster | Lisbon | Warner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,216Highest |
1,583Lowest |
2,959 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+1.6% NH: +4.6% |
+3.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 45.5±6.9 5% above NH |
46.4±5.7Highest 7% above NH |
43.7±4Lowest about the NH average |
| Lisbon and Lancaster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±6.1 NH: 18.2% |
21.5%±6.2Highest NH: 18.2% |
17.3%±3.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Lisbon and Lancaster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.4%±5.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
20.8%±5 NH: 20.1% |
20.4%±3.5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Lancaster and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
30.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
42.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±2.2 NH: 6% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
| Warner and Lancaster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $68,911±$23k 30% below NH |
$65,500±$13kLowest 34% below NH |
$94,022±$18kHighest 5% below NH |
| Warner and Lancaster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $215,700±$24k 46% below NH |
$198,000±$19kLowest 51% below NH |
$353,100±$22kHighest 12% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,019±$263Lowest 32% below NH |
$1,344±$303Highest 10% below NH |
$1,219±$123 18% below NH |
| Lisbon and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,226Lowest 37% below NH |
$4,691 30% below NH |
$7,650Highest 15% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.1%±17Lowest NH: 48.2% |
52.9%±18.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3 NH: 48.2% |
| Lisbon and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
8.6% NH: 7.2% |
8.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.1%Highest NH: 72.8% |
74.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
74.6% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1942Lowest 37 yrs older than NH |
1969 10 yrs older than NH |
1975Highest 4 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 14% below NH |
22 minLowest 19% below NH |
32 minHighest 19% above NH |
| Work from home | 11.5%±6.3 NH: 16.8% |
10.3%±2.9Lowest NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Warner and Lancaster 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 | #107 of 120 in NH | — | — |
| School district | White Mountains Regional School District | Lisbon Regional School District | Kearsarge Regional School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Lisbon Regional School (High) | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 6.4 |
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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.