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Litchfield 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
Litchfield has the highest household income ($162k).
Warner has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.7%).
Webster has the most homeowners (96%).
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 | Litchfield | Warner | Webster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,499Highest |
2,959 |
2,227Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.5% NH: +4.6% |
+3.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+2.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 43.1±1.7Lowest about the NH average |
43.7±4 about the NH average |
44.7±7.6Highest 3% above NH |
| Webster and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±3.7Highest NH: 18.2% |
17.3%±3.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
22.6%±8Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 14.9%±2.4Lowest NH: 20.1% |
20.4%±3.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
19.4%±1.3 NH: 20.1% |
| Warner and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
42.4% NH: 40.6% |
30.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±1.6 NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
3%±1.4Lowest NH: 6% |
| Warner and Litchfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $162,036±$11kHighest 64% above NH |
$94,022±$18kLowest 5% below NH |
$107,171±$14k 8% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $485,000±$18kHighest 20% above NH |
$353,100±$22k 12% below NH |
$338,500±$30kLowest 16% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,138±$406Highest 43% above NH |
$1,219±$123Lowest 18% below NH |
$1,396±$622 6% below NH |
| Litchfield and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,273Highest 24% above NH |
$7,650 15% above NH |
$6,021Lowest 10% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 81.5%±38.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
53.6%±71 NH: 48.2% |
| Litchfield and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 1%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.4% NH: 7.2% |
9.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7% NH: 72.8% |
74.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
96%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 8 yrs newer than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1979 same as NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest 9% above NH |
32 minHighest 19% above NH |
31 min 14% above NH |
| Work from home | 21%±5.1Highest NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
17.1%±3.9 NH: 16.8% |
| Litchfield and Webster 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 | #53 of 120 in NH | — | — |
| School district | Litchfield School District | Kearsarge Regional School District | Merrimack Valley School District |
| High school in town | Campbell High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4 |
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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.