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Rowe vs Warner vs Webster vs Heath
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Rowe has the most affordable homes ($275k median).
Warner has the most renters (25.4% rent).
Webster has the highest household income ($107k).
Heath has the most people working from home (31.7%).
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 | Rowe | Warner | Webster | Heath |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 453Lowest |
2,959Highest |
2,227 |
765 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +3.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.9±6.4 26% above U.S. |
43.7±4Lowest 12% above U.S. |
44.7±7.6 15% above U.S. |
53.8±11.9Highest 38% above U.S. |
| Heath and Rowe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 23%±5Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.3%±3.3 U.S.: 22% |
22.6%±8 U.S.: 22% |
13.1%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Rowe and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 30.2%±8.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.4%±3.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.4%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
33.6%±8.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Heath and Rowe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
42.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
30.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
46.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.3%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.3%±2.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Warner and Rowe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $69,583±$13kLowest 14% below U.S. |
$94,022±$18k 16% above U.S. |
$107,171±$14kHighest 33% above U.S. |
$98,750±$23k 22% above U.S. |
| Webster and Heath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $275,000±$41kLowest 17% below U.S. |
$353,100±$22kHighest 6% above U.S. |
$338,500±$30k about the U.S. average |
$295,000±$45k 11% below U.S. |
| Warner and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,313±$576 7% below U.S. |
$1,219±$123Lowest 14% below U.S. |
$1,396±$622Highest about the U.S. average |
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| Webster and Rowe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,458Lowest 53% below U.S. |
$7,650Highest 145% above U.S. |
$6,021 93% above U.S. |
$4,438 42% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.8%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.7%±21.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
53.6%±71Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
40%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Webster and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 15.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
9.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
6.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
74.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
96%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
88.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959Lowest 21 yrs older than U.S. |
1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 35% above U.S. |
32 min 20% above U.S. |
31 minLowest 16% above U.S. |
35 min 32% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 7.2%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.6%±4.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
17.1%±3.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
31.7%±17.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Heath and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | Rowe | 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 History | None yet | 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.