What stands out worked out from the figures below

Milan has the most affordable homes ($259k median).

Warner has the most people working from home (16.6%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Milan	Warner
People
Population	1,334Lowest	2,959Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+1.6%Lowest NH: +4.6%	+3.7%Highest NH: +4.6%
Median age	50.3±2.8Highest 16% above NH	43.7±4Lowest about the NH average
	Milan and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	18.2%±5.6Highest NH: 18.2%	17.3%±3.3Lowest NH: 18.2%
	Milan and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	22.4%±2.8Highest NH: 20.1%	20.4%±3.5Lowest NH: 20.1%
	Milan and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	17.6%Lowest NH: 40.6%	42.4%Highest NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.7%±2.4Lowest NH: 6%	5.3%±1.6Highest NH: 6%
	Warner and Milan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$70,300±$8kLowest 29% below NH	$94,022±$18kHighest 5% below NH
	Warner and Milan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$259,400±$30kLowest 36% below NH	$353,100±$22kHighest 12% below NH
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$878±$160Lowest 41% below NH	$1,219±$123Highest 18% below NH
Property taxmedian, yearly	$3,674Lowest 45% below NH	$7,650Highest 15% above NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	17%±43.7Lowest NH: 48.2%	48.7%±21.3Highest NH: 48.2%
	Warner and Milan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	6.7%Lowest NH: 7.2%	8.4%Highest NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	87.1%Highest NH: 72.8%	74.6%Lowest NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year	1977Highest 2 yrs older than NH	1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	30 minLowest 11% above NH	32 minHighest 19% above NH
Work from home	5.9%±2.9Lowest NH: 16.8%	16.6%±4.8Highest NH: 16.8%
Schools
School district	Milan School District	Kearsarge Regional School District
High school in town	None in town	None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in Our Story	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.