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Middleton vs Andover 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
Middleton has the most affordable homes ($312k median).
Andover has the most expensive homes ($367k median).
Webster has the most people working from home (17.1%).
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 | Middleton | Andover | Webster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,595Lowest |
2,135 |
2,227Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+1.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+2.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 43.5±5.7Lowest about the NH average |
46±11.6Highest 6% above NH |
44.7±7.6 3% above NH |
| Andover and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±4.2 NH: 18.2% |
13.3%±3.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
22.6%±8Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Webster and Middleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.9%±2Lowest NH: 20.1% |
28.1%±7.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
19.4%±1.3 NH: 20.1% |
| Andover and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
29.7% NH: 40.6% |
30.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.9Highest NH: 6% |
2.7%±2.2Lowest NH: 6% |
3%±1.4 NH: 6% |
| Middleton and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,696±$8k about the NH average |
$88,514±$27kLowest 11% below NH |
$107,171±$14kHighest 8% above NH |
| Webster and Middleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $312,300±$27kLowest 22% below NH |
$366,500±$44kHighest 9% below NH |
$338,500±$30k 16% below NH |
| Andover and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,500±$293Highest about the NH average |
$1,211±$190Lowest 19% below NH |
$1,396±$622 6% below NH |
| Middleton and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,504Lowest 17% below NH |
$5,962 11% below NH |
$6,021Highest 10% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 83.3%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
45.1%±8.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
53.6%±71 NH: 48.2% |
| Middleton and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
10.5%Highest NH: 7.2% |
9.6% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
88.4%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
96% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 2 yrs newer than NH |
1978Lowest 1 yr older than NH |
1979 same as NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 39 minHighest 45% above NH |
34 min 28% above NH |
31 minLowest 14% above NH |
| Work from home | 14.1%±5.4 NH: 16.8% |
11.7%±5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
17.1%±3.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Webster and Middleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Middleton School District | Andover School District | Merrimack Valley School District |
| High school in town | None 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.