Compare towns
Rindge vs Warner 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
Rindge has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.7%).
Warner has the most renters (25.4% rent).
Webster has the most homeowners (96%).
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 | Rindge | Warner | Webster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,497Highest |
2,959 |
2,227Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+3.7% NH: +4.6% |
+2.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 35±3.9Lowest 19% below NH |
43.7±4 about the NH average |
44.7±7.6Highest 3% above NH |
| Webster and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.2%±4.4 NH: 18.2% |
17.3%±3.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
22.6%±8Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Webster and Rindge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18%±3.7Lowest NH: 20.1% |
20.4%±3.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
19.4%±1.3 NH: 20.1% |
| Warner and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.8% NH: 40.6% |
42.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
30.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 18.3%±2.5Highest NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6 NH: 6% |
3%±1.4Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $102,679±$20k 4% above NH |
$94,022±$18kLowest 5% below NH |
$107,171±$14kHighest 8% above NH |
| Webster and Rindge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $415,400±$35kHighest 3% above NH |
$353,100±$22k 12% below NH |
$338,500±$30kLowest 16% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,123±$60Lowest 25% below NH |
$1,219±$123 18% below NH |
$1,396±$622Highest 6% below NH |
| Webster and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,636 about the NH average |
$7,650Highest 15% above NH |
$6,021Lowest 10% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29.1%±19.7Lowest NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3 NH: 48.2% |
53.6%±71Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Webster and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
8.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
9.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.8% NH: 72.8% |
74.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
96%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 5 yrs newer than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1979 same as NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 4% above NH |
32 minHighest 19% above NH |
31 min 14% above NH |
| Work from home | 18.1%±4.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
17.1%±3.9 NH: 16.8% |
| Rindge 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 | #50 of 120 in NH | — | — |
| School district | Jaffrey-Rindge Cooperative School District | Kearsarge Regional School District | Merrimack Valley School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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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.