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Springfield vs Warner vs Barnet

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Springfield has the most expensive homes ($384k median).
Warner has the most renters (25.4% rent).
Barnet has the most people working from home (55%).

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.

MeasureSpringfieldWarnerBarnet
People
Population
1,122
2,959Highest
61Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-4%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+3.7%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
51.4±8.8
32% above U.S.
43.7±4Lowest
12% above U.S.
62.2±45.8Highest
60% above U.S.
Barnet and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
15.1%±8Lowest
U.S.: 22%
17.3%±3.3
U.S.: 22%
31.1%±29.6Highest
U.S.: 22%
Barnet 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
U.S.: 17.2%
20.4%±3.5
U.S.: 17.2%
36.1%±44.4Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Barnet 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
U.S.: 35.7%
42.4%
U.S.: 35.7%
59.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0%±1.5Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.3%±1.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
0%±23.2Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$100,893±$19kHighest
25% above U.S.
$94,022±$18k
16% above U.S.
$57,917±$16kLowest
28% below U.S.
Springfield and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$384,100±$50kHighest
15% above U.S.
$353,100±$22k
6% above U.S.
$204,200±$38kLowest
39% below U.S.
Springfield and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,096±$217Lowest
22% below U.S.
$1,219±$123Highest
14% below U.S.
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Warner and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,946
91% above U.S.
$7,650Highest
145% above U.S.
$2,950Lowest
5% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
25.9%±64.8Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
48.7%±21.3Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
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Warner and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
3.4%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
8.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
47.5%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
90.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
74.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
100%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1985Highest
5 yrs newer than U.S.
1975
5 yrs older than U.S.
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
34 minHighest
30% above U.S.
32 minLowest
20% above U.S.
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Work from home
16.7%±11.6
U.S.: 15.1%
16.6%±4.8Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
55%±29Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Barnet and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — Kearsarge Regional School District —
High school in town — None in town —
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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.