Compare towns
Middleton vs Wolfeboro 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).
Wolfeboro has the most expensive homes ($547k median).
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 | Wolfeboro | Webster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,595Lowest |
6,571Highest |
2,227 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+2.3%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+2.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 43.5±5.7Lowest about the NH average |
57±1.8Highest 32% above NH |
44.7±7.6 3% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±4.2 NH: 18.2% |
13.7%±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% |
34.6%±5.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
19.4%±1.3 NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
45%Highest NH: 40.6% |
30.7% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.9Highest NH: 6% |
2.8%±1.8Lowest 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 |
$94,375±$22kLowest 5% 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 |
$546,500±$60kHighest 36% above NH |
$338,500±$30k 16% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,500±$293Highest about the NH average |
$1,103±$76Lowest 26% 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 | $5,504 17% below NH |
$4,531Lowest 32% below NH |
$6,021Highest 10% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 83.3%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
12%±11.6Lowest 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% |
8.2% NH: 7.2% |
9.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
78.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
96% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 2 yrs newer than NH |
1982Highest 3 yrs newer than NH |
1979Lowest same as NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 39 minHighest 45% above NH |
24 minLowest 11% below NH |
31 min 14% above NH |
| Work from home | 14.1%±5.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
22.9%±6.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
17.1%±3.9 NH: 16.8% |
| Wolfeboro 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 | — | #46 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Middleton School District | Governor Wentworth Regional School District | Merrimack Valley School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Kingswood Regional High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.1 |
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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.