Compare towns
Middleton vs Surry 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).
Surry has grown the fastest since 2010 (+12%).
Webster has the most kids (22.6% under 18).
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 | Surry | Webster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,595 |
1,052Lowest |
2,227Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+12%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+2.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 43.5±5.7Lowest about the NH average |
44.7±5.1Highest 3% above NH |
44.7±7.6Highest 3% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±4.2Lowest NH: 18.2% |
20.8%±6.2 NH: 18.2% |
22.6%±8Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Webster and Surry 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% |
23.3%±7Highest NH: 20.1% |
19.4%±1.3 NH: 20.1% |
| Surry 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% |
31.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
30.7% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.9 NH: 6% |
6.6%±6.6Highest NH: 6% |
3%±1.4Lowest NH: 6% |
| Surry and Middleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,696±$8kLowest about the NH average |
$110,125±$25kHighest 11% above NH |
$107,171±$14k 8% above NH |
| Surry and Webster 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 |
$331,400±$23k 18% below NH |
$338,500±$30kHighest 16% below NH |
| Webster and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,500±$293 about the NH average |
$1,955±$374Highest 31% above NH |
$1,396±$622Lowest 6% below NH |
| Surry and Middleton 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 |
$6,384Highest 4% below NH |
$6,021 10% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 83.3%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
33.3%±74.3Lowest 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% NH: 7.2% |
3.1%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
9.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
91.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
96% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 2 yrs newer than NH |
1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH |
1979 same as NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 39 minHighest 45% above NH |
22 minLowest 18% below NH |
31 min 14% above NH |
| Work from home | 14.1%±5.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
16%±7.1 NH: 16.8% |
17.1%±3.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Webster and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Middleton School District | — | Merrimack Valley 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.