Compare towns
Salisbury vs Calais vs Warner
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Salisbury has the oldest population (median age 51.5).
Calais has the most kids (22.5% under 18).
Warner has the most renters (25.4% rent).
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 | Salisbury | Calais | Warner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,609Lowest |
1,713 |
2,959Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 51.5±4.5Highest 32% above U.S. |
42±8.6Lowest 8% above U.S. |
43.7±4 12% above U.S. |
| Salisbury and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.1%±9.6 U.S.: 22% |
22.5%±5.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.3%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Calais and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.9%±4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.6%±5.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.4%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Salisbury and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
55.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
42.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
7.4%±3.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.3%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Calais and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $111,591±$17kHighest 38% above U.S. |
$100,625±$27k 25% above U.S. |
$94,022±$18kLowest 16% above U.S. |
| Salisbury and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $363,400±$47k 9% above U.S. |
$390,300±$36kHighest 17% above U.S. |
$353,100±$22kLowest 6% above U.S. |
| Calais and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,917±$632Highest 36% above U.S. |
$1,408±$392 about the U.S. average |
$1,219±$123Lowest 14% below U.S. |
| Salisbury and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,859Lowest 88% above U.S. |
$6,586 111% above U.S. |
$7,650Highest 145% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
49%±38.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.7%±21.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Calais and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
74.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1975Lowest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 21% above U.S. |
31 minLowest 18% above U.S. |
32 min 20% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 23.3%±10.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
23.4%±7.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.6%±4.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Calais and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Merrimack Valley School District | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | 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 |
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.