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Rollinsford vs Warner vs Northwood
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Rollinsford has the most people working from home (25.9%).
Warner has the most renters (25.4% rent).
Northwood has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.4%).
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 | Rollinsford | Warner | Northwood |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,626Lowest |
2,959 |
4,688Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+3.7% NH: +4.6% |
+9.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 38.8±5.5Lowest 10% below NH |
43.7±4Highest about the NH average |
42.4±7.8 about the NH average |
| Warner and Northwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.7%±4.8 NH: 18.2% |
17.3%±3.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
18%±4.4Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Northwood and Rollinsford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±4.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
20.4%±3.5 NH: 20.1% |
21.5%±5.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Northwood and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.2% NH: 40.6% |
42.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
38.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
3.8%±2 NH: 6% |
| Warner and Northwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,500±$26kLowest 10% below NH |
$94,022±$18k 5% below NH |
$129,375±$23kHighest 31% above NH |
| Northwood and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $398,100±$33kHighest about the NH average |
$353,100±$22kLowest 12% below NH |
$363,000±$13k 10% below NH |
| Rollinsford and Northwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,809±$394Highest 21% above NH |
$1,219±$123 18% below NH |
$1,201±$372Lowest 19% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,851 about the NH average |
$7,650Highest 15% above NH |
$5,806Lowest 13% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40%±26.1 NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
23.7%±29.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Warner and Rollinsford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
7.5% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.2% NH: 72.8% |
74.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
89%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 13 yrs older than NH |
1975Highest 4 yrs older than NH |
1970 9 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest about the NH average |
32 min 19% above NH |
37 minHighest 37% above NH |
| Work from home | 25.9%±8.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
18.7%±6.8 NH: 16.8% |
| Rollinsford and Northwood 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 | #94 of 120 in NH | — | #24 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Rollinsford School District | Kearsarge Regional School District | Northwood School District · Coe-Brown Northwood Academy School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Coe-Brown Northwood Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.5 |
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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.