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Marlborough vs Warner vs Ellsworth
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Marlborough has the most kids (23.5% under 18).
Warner has the highest household income ($94k).
Ellsworth has the most people working from home (23.1%).
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 | Marlborough | Warner | Ellsworth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,207 |
2,959Highest |
51Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+3.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 46±9.2 6% above NH |
43.7±4Lowest about the NH average |
61.8±13.1Highest 43% above NH |
| Ellsworth and Marlborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.5%±5.7Highest NH: 18.2% |
17.3%±3.3 NH: 18.2% |
13.7%±59.8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Marlborough and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.7%±1.7 NH: 20.1% |
20.4%±3.5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
39.2%±46.4Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Ellsworth and Marlborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.5% NH: 40.6% |
42.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
25%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.7 NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
0%±33.3Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,032±$9kLowest 30% below NH |
$94,022±$18kHighest 5% below NH |
$89,375±$39k 10% below NH |
| Warner and Ellsworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $267,200±$35kLowest 34% below NH |
$353,100±$22kHighest 12% below NH |
$350,000±$170k 13% below NH |
| Warner and Ellsworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,133±$323Lowest 24% below NH |
$1,219±$123Highest 18% below NH |
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| Warner and Marlborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,362 5% below NH |
$7,650Highest 15% above NH |
$3,813Lowest 43% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.4%±25.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
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| Marlborough and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.2%Highest NH: 7.2% |
8.4% NH: 7.2% |
0%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 68.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
74.6% NH: 72.8% |
100%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 3 yrs older than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1978Highest 1 yr older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 21% below NH |
32 minHighest 19% above NH |
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| Work from home | 12.3%±6.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8 NH: 16.8% |
23.1%±26.3Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Ellsworth and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Marlborough School District | Kearsarge Regional School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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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.