Compare towns
Rumney vs Warren vs Warner
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Rumney has the most kids (18.7% under 18).
Warren has the most affordable homes ($237k median).
Warner has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.7%).
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 | Rumney | Warren | Warner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,458 |
942Lowest |
2,959Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.2% NH: +4.6% |
-8.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+3.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.5±2.3 about the NH average |
51.6±9.7Highest 19% above NH |
43.7±4Lowest about the NH average |
| Warren and Rumney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±4.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
18%±4.6 NH: 18.2% |
17.3%±3.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Rumney and Warren 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% |
24.6%±3.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
20.4%±3.5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Warren 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% |
24.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
42.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±2.3 NH: 6% |
1.5%±1.9Lowest NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
| Warner and Rumney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,444±$21k 20% below NH |
$62,981±$14kLowest 36% below NH |
$94,022±$18kHighest 5% below NH |
| Warner and Rumney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $309,800±$37k 23% below NH |
$237,200±$35kLowest 41% below NH |
$353,100±$22kHighest 12% below NH |
| Warner and Rumney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,064±$100Lowest 29% below NH |
$1,167±$586 22% below NH |
$1,219±$123Highest 18% below NH |
| Warner and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,716 29% below NH |
$3,299Lowest 51% below NH |
$7,650Highest 15% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.1%±21.3 NH: 48.2% |
44.4%±42Lowest NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Warner and Rumney 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% |
11.9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
8.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.8% NH: 72.8% |
85.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
74.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 3 yrs older than NH |
1977Highest 2 yrs older than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 22% above NH |
28 minLowest 4% above NH |
32 min 19% above NH |
| Work from home | 14.4%±7 NH: 16.8% |
11.8%±4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Warner and Rumney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Rumney School District | Warren School District | Kearsarge Regional 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.