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Springfield vs Dublin 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

Springfield has the most homeowners (90.7%).
Dublin has the most people working from home (22%).
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.

MeasureSpringfieldDublinWarner
People
Population
1,122Lowest
1,688
2,959Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-4%
NH: +4.6%
-4.1%Lowest
NH: +4.6%
+3.7%Highest
NH: +4.6%
Median age
51.4±8.8Highest
19% above NH
49.3±8.4
14% above NH
43.7±4Lowest
about the NH average
Springfield and Dublin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
15.1%±8Lowest
NH: 18.2%
21.4%±3Highest
NH: 18.2%
17.3%±3.3
NH: 18.2%
Dublin and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
19.8%±1.6Lowest
NH: 20.1%
25%±4.7Highest
NH: 20.1%
20.4%±3.5
NH: 20.1%
Dublin and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
36.4%Lowest
NH: 40.6%
45.8%Highest
NH: 40.6%
42.4%
NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0%±1.5Lowest
NH: 6%
4.2%±3.9
NH: 6%
5.3%±1.6Highest
NH: 6%
Warner and Dublin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$100,893±$19k
about the NH average
$104,659±$14kHighest
6% above NH
$94,022±$18kLowest
5% below NH
Dublin and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$384,100±$50k
5% below NH
$430,500±$72kHighest
7% above NH
$353,100±$22kLowest
12% below NH
Dublin and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,096±$217Lowest
26% below NH
$1,325±$165Highest
11% below NH
$1,219±$123
18% below NH
Dublin and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,946Lowest
11% below NH
$8,165Highest
22% above NH
$7,650
15% above NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
25.9%±64.8Lowest
NH: 48.2%
29.2%±8.9
NH: 48.2%
48.7%±21.3Highest
NH: 48.2%
Warner and Dublin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
3.4%Lowest
NH: 7.2%
9.7%Highest
NH: 7.2%
8.4%
NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
90.7%Highest
NH: 72.8%
83.2%
NH: 72.8%
74.6%Lowest
NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year
1985Highest
6 yrs newer than NH
1968Lowest
11 yrs older than NH
1975
4 yrs older than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
34 minHighest
29% above NH
28 minLowest
about the NH average
32 min
19% above NH
Work from home
16.7%±11.6
NH: 16.8%
22%±10.8Highest
NH: 16.8%
16.6%±4.8Lowest
NH: 16.8%
Dublin and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — Contoocook Valley School District Kearsarge Regional School District
High school in town — None in town None in town
On TownTapestry
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.