What stands out worked out from the figures below

New Castle has the most expensive homes ($1701k median).

Warner has the most affordable homes ($353k median).

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	New Castle	Warner
People
Population	827Lowest	2,959Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+3.3%Lowest NH: +4.6%	+3.7%Highest NH: +4.6%
Median age	62.8±6Highest 45% above NH	43.7±4Lowest about the NH average
Kids under 18	12.9%±7.1Lowest NH: 18.2%	17.3%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2%
	Warner and New Castle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	44.3%±16.1Highest NH: 20.1%	20.4%±3.5Lowest NH: 20.1%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	68.8%Highest NH: 40.6%	42.4%Lowest NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0.6%±1.8Lowest NH: 6%	5.3%±1.6Highest NH: 6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$176,953±$29kHighest 79% above NH	$94,022±$18kLowest 5% below NH
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$1,701,300±$267kHighest 323% above NH	$353,100±$22kLowest 12% below NH
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$3,501Highest 135% above NH	$1,219±$123Lowest 18% below NH
Property taxmedian, yearly	$8,509Highest 28% above NH	$7,650Lowest 15% above NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	0%±85.7Lowest NH: 48.2%	48.7%±21.3Highest NH: 48.2%
	Warner and New Castle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	4.6%Lowest NH: 7.2%	8.4%Highest NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	93%Highest NH: 72.8%	74.6%Lowest NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year	1975 4 yrs older than NH	1975 4 yrs older than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	33 minHighest 22% above NH	32 minLowest 19% above NH
Work from home	40.1%±19.4Highest NH: 16.8%	16.6%±4.8Lowest NH: 16.8%
	New Castle and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district	New Castle 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.