Compare towns
Middleton vs Warner vs Union
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 highest household income ($102k).
Warner has the most renters (25.4% rent).
Union has the most kids (35.9% 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 | Warner | Union |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,595 |
2,959Highest |
131Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+3.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 43.5±5.7 about the NH average |
43.7±4Highest about the NH average |
23.6±30.9Lowest 45% below NH |
| Warner and Middleton 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% |
17.3%±3.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
35.9%±42.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Union and Middleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.9%±2 NH: 20.1% |
20.4%±3.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
0%±31.7Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Warner and Middleton 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% |
42.4% NH: 40.6% |
48.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.9 NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
0%±13Lowest NH: 6% |
| Warner 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±$8kHighest about the NH average |
$94,022±$18k 5% below NH |
$75,117±$19kLowest 24% below NH |
| Middleton and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $312,300±$27k 22% below NH |
$353,100±$22kHighest 12% below NH |
$162,900±$135kLowest 60% below NH |
| Warner and Middleton 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 |
$1,219±$123Lowest 18% below NH |
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| Middleton and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,504 17% below NH |
$7,650Highest 15% above NH |
$1,258Lowest 81% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 83.3%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
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| Middleton and Warner 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% |
8.4% NH: 7.2% |
10.7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5% NH: 72.8% |
74.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
100%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 2 yrs newer than NH |
1975 4 yrs older than NH |
1938Lowest 41 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 39 minHighest 45% above NH |
32 minLowest 19% above NH |
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| Work from home | 14.1%±5.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8 NH: 16.8% |
21.4%±25.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Union and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Middleton School District | Kearsarge Regional School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | 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.