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New Durham vs Middlesex vs Webster
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
New Durham has the oldest population (median age 46.5).
Middlesex has the most people working from home (28.4%).
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 | New Durham | Middlesex | Webster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,748Highest |
1,943Lowest |
2,227 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.5±7.5Highest 20% above U.S. |
44.4±3.9Lowest 14% above U.S. |
44.7±7.6 15% above U.S. |
| New Durham and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.8%±5.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.3%±3.1 U.S.: 22% |
22.6%±8Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Webster and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.8%±4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.6%±3.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.4%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| New Durham and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
54.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
30.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1%±0.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.2%±2.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Middlesex and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,194±$13kLowest 24% above U.S. |
$109,632±$13kHighest 36% above U.S. |
$107,171±$14k 33% above U.S. |
| Middlesex and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $339,400±$27k about the U.S. average |
$376,300±$40kHighest 13% above U.S. |
$338,500±$30kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Middlesex and New Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,417±$116Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,333±$359Lowest 6% below U.S. |
$1,396±$622 about the U.S. average |
| New Durham and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,774Lowest 85% above U.S. |
$6,483Highest 108% above U.S. |
$6,021 93% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25%±42.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
53.6%±71Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Webster and New Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
96.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
96% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
1979Lowest 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 31% above U.S. |
27 minLowest 4% above U.S. |
31 min 16% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 10%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
28.4%±10.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.1%±3.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Middlesex and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Governor Wentworth Regional School District | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Merrimack Valley School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.