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Rumney vs Newfields vs Warner vs Groton

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
Warner has the most renters (25.4% rent).
Groton has the oldest population (median age 51.1).

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.

MeasureRumneyNewfieldsWarnerGroton
People
Population
1,458
2,023
2,959Highest
507Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+1.2%
NH: +4.6%
+5.3%Highest
NH: +4.6%
+3.7%
NH: +4.6%
-4%Lowest
NH: +4.6%
Median age
44.5±2.3
about the NH average
44.1±1.8
about the NH average
43.7±4Lowest
about the NH average
51.1±16.2Highest
18% above NH
Groton and Rumney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
18.7%±4.3
NH: 18.2%
18.9%±1.6Highest
NH: 18.2%
17.3%±3.3
NH: 18.2%
15.4%±4.6Lowest
NH: 18.2%
Newfields and Rumney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
24.1%±3.7
NH: 20.1%
13.6%±0.9Lowest
NH: 20.1%
20.4%±3.5
NH: 20.1%
29.4%±4.8Highest
NH: 20.1%
Groton and Rumney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
41.9%
NH: 40.6%
68.1%Highest
NH: 40.6%
42.4%
NH: 40.6%
29.2%Lowest
NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.9%±2.3
NH: 6%
7.5%±7.2Highest
NH: 6%
5.3%±1.6
NH: 6%
2%±2Lowest
NH: 6%
Newfields and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$79,444±$21kLowest
20% below NH
$197,885±$15kHighest
100% above NH
$94,022±$18k
5% below NH
$85,625±$21k
14% below NH
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$309,800±$37k
23% below NH
$646,400±$34kHighest
61% above NH
$353,100±$22k
12% below NH
$269,000±$45kLowest
33% below NH
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,064±$100Lowest
29% below NH
$1,875±$323
26% above NH
$1,219±$123
18% below NH
$2,667±$295Highest
79% above NH
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,716
29% below NH
$10,000+Highest
at least 50% above NH
$7,650
15% above NH
$2,873Lowest
57% below NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
48.1%±21.3
NH: 48.2%
43.3%±40.8Lowest
NH: 48.2%
48.7%±21.3
NH: 48.2%
50%±83.6Highest
NH: 48.2%
Groton and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
10.4%
NH: 7.2%
2.4%Lowest
NH: 7.2%
8.4%
NH: 7.2%
10.5%Highest
NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
77.8%
NH: 72.8%
95.3%Highest
NH: 72.8%
74.6%Lowest
NH: 72.8%
91.3%
NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year
1976
3 yrs older than NH
1991Highest
12 yrs newer than NH
1975Lowest
4 yrs older than NH
1984
5 yrs newer than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
33 minHighest
22% above NH
26 minLowest
4% below NH
32 min
19% above NH
29 min
10% above NH
Work from home
14.4%±7
NH: 16.8%
25.5%±3.7Highest
NH: 16.8%
16.6%±4.8
NH: 16.8%
13.7%±6.5Lowest
NH: 16.8%
Schools
School district Rumney School District Newfields School District Kearsarge Regional School District —
High school in town None in town None in town None in town —
On TownTapestry
Old photos in Our Story None yet 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.