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Middleton vs Webster vs Milton
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 youngest population (median age 43.5).
Webster has the most kids (22.6% under 18).
Milton has the most people working from home (18.9%).
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 | Webster | Milton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,595Lowest |
2,227 |
4,538Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+2.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-2.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 43.5±5.7Lowest about the NH average |
44.7±7.6 3% above NH |
45.7±2.4Highest 6% above NH |
| Milton 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% |
22.6%±8Highest NH: 18.2% |
18.4%±5Lowest 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%±2 NH: 20.1% |
19.4%±1.3Highest NH: 20.1% |
16.1%±3.4Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Webster 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% NH: 40.6% |
30.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
21.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.9Highest NH: 6% |
3%±1.4 NH: 6% |
2.3%±1.8Lowest 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 |
$107,171±$14kHighest 8% above NH |
$94,493±$27kLowest 5% below 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 |
$338,500±$30kHighest 16% below NH |
$318,400±$34k 21% below NH |
| Webster and Milton 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 |
$1,396±$622Lowest 6% below NH |
$1,587±$318Highest 6% above NH |
| Milton 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 |
$6,021Highest 10% below NH |
$5,663 15% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 83.3%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
53.6%±71Lowest NH: 48.2% |
63.7%±24.9 NH: 48.2% |
| Middleton and Milton 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% |
9.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
8.1% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
96% NH: 72.8% |
86.3%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 2 yrs newer than NH |
1979Lowest same as NH |
1980 1 yr newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 39 minHighest 45% above NH |
31 minLowest 14% above NH |
33 min 25% above NH |
| Work from home | 14.1%±5.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
17.1%±3.9 NH: 16.8% |
18.9%±6.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Milton and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #116 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Middleton School District | Merrimack Valley School District | Milton School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Nute High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.6 |
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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.