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Springfield vs Warner vs Bennington
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%).
Warner has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.7%).
Bennington has the most kids (26% under 18).
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 | Springfield | Warner | Bennington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,122Lowest |
2,959Highest |
1,588 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+3.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+1.7% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 51.4±8.8Highest 19% above NH |
43.7±4 about the NH average |
42.1±7.8Lowest about the NH average |
| Springfield and Warner 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% |
17.3%±3.3 NH: 18.2% |
26%±5.2Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±1.6 NH: 20.1% |
20.4%±3.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
15.2%±1.7Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Warner and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.4% NH: 40.6% |
42.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
33.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
2.8%±1.3 NH: 6% |
| Warner and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,893±$19kHighest about the NH average |
$94,022±$18k 5% below NH |
$83,875±$7kLowest 15% below NH |
| 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 5% below NH |
$353,100±$22k 12% below NH |
$267,300±$15kLowest 34% below NH |
| 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 26% below NH |
$1,219±$123 18% below NH |
$1,292±$150Highest 13% below NH |
| Bennington and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,946 11% below NH |
$7,650Highest 15% above NH |
$5,944Lowest 11% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.9%±64.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
37.2%±20.6 NH: 48.2% |
| Warner and Bennington 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% |
8.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
74.6% NH: 72.8% |
74.3%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 6 yrs newer than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1978 1 yr older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 29% above NH |
32 minLowest 19% above NH |
37 minHighest 38% above NH |
| Work from home | 16.7%±11.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8 NH: 16.8% |
14.7%±4.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Springfield and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Kearsarge Regional School District | Contoocook Valley School District |
| High school 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.