Compare towns
Salisbury vs Freedom 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
Salisbury has the most people working from home (23.3%).
Freedom has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13.4%).
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 | Freedom | Warner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,609 |
1,494Lowest |
2,959Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+13.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+3.7% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 51.5±4.5 19% above NH |
60.6±3.2Highest 40% above NH |
43.7±4Lowest about the NH average |
| Kids under 18 | 20.1%±9.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
12.9%±5.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17.3%±3.3 NH: 18.2% |
| Salisbury and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.9%±4 NH: 20.1% |
40.3%±4.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
20.4%±3.5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.3%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
39.4% NH: 40.6% |
42.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.1 NH: 6% |
1.3%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $111,591±$17kHighest 13% above NH |
$66,136±$14kLowest 33% below NH |
$94,022±$18k 5% below NH |
| Salisbury and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $363,400±$47k 10% below NH |
$389,000±$43kHighest 3% below NH |
$353,100±$22kLowest 12% below NH |
| Freedom 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 29% above NH |
— | $1,219±$123Lowest 18% below NH |
| Salisbury and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,859 12% below NH |
$3,478Lowest 48% below NH |
$7,650Highest 15% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
79.6%±75Highest NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3 NH: 48.2% |
| Freedom 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 NH: 7.2% |
15%Highest NH: 7.2% |
8.4% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
91% NH: 72.8% |
74.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 3 yrs newer than NH |
1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 20% above NH |
26 minLowest about the NH average |
32 min 19% above NH |
| Work from home | 23.3%±10.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
18.5%±7.6 NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Salisbury and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Merrimack Valley School District | Freedom 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.