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Middlesex vs Townshend vs Warner
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middlesex has the most kids (21.3% under 18).
Townshend has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.8%).
Warner has the most renters (25.4% rent).
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 | Middlesex | Townshend | Warner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,943 |
1,538Lowest |
2,959Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+4.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.4±3.9 14% above U.S. |
55.6±9.6Highest 43% above U.S. |
43.7±4Lowest 12% above U.S. |
| Townshend and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.3%±3.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
12%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
17.3%±3.3 U.S.: 22% |
| Middlesex and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.6%±3.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.3%±6.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.4%±3.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Middlesex and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
52.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
42.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.4%±0.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.3%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Warner and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $109,632±$13kHighest 36% above U.S. |
$78,750±$29kLowest about the U.S. average |
$94,022±$18k 16% above U.S. |
| Middlesex and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $376,300±$40kHighest 13% above U.S. |
$287,200±$79kLowest 14% below U.S. |
$353,100±$22k 6% above U.S. |
| Middlesex and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,333±$359Highest 6% below U.S. |
$1,074±$80Lowest 24% below U.S. |
$1,219±$123 14% below U.S. |
| Middlesex and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,483 108% above U.S. |
$5,364Lowest 72% above U.S. |
$7,650Highest 145% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
72.5%±23.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.7%±21.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Townshend and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
74.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
1982 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1975Lowest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 4% above U.S. |
25 minLowest 5% below U.S. |
32 minHighest 20% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 28.4%±10.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
28%±18.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
16.6%±4.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Middlesex and Townshend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | West River Valley Union Education District #72B · West River Valley Union Education District #72A | Kearsarge Regional School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Leland & Gray Union Middle & High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.1 |
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U.S. 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.