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Sunapee vs Warner vs Webster
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sunapee has the oldest population (median age 56.7).
Warner has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.7%).
Webster has the most kids (22.6% 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 | Sunapee | Warner | Webster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,416Highest |
2,959 |
2,227Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+3.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+2.2% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 56.7±1.4Highest 31% above NH |
43.7±4Lowest about the NH average |
44.7±7.6 3% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 9.9%±3.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17.3%±3.3 NH: 18.2% |
22.6%±8Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Webster and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 33.3%±7.1Highest NH: 20.1% |
20.4%±3.5 NH: 20.1% |
19.4%±1.3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 50.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
42.4% NH: 40.6% |
30.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±3.5 NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
3%±1.4Lowest NH: 6% |
| Warner and Sunapee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,393±$20k about the NH average |
$94,022±$18kLowest 5% below NH |
$107,171±$14kHighest 8% above NH |
| Webster and Sunapee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $393,000±$51kHighest about the NH average |
$353,100±$22k 12% below NH |
$338,500±$30kLowest 16% below NH |
| Sunapee and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,713±$451Highest 15% above NH |
$1,219±$123Lowest 18% below NH |
$1,396±$622 6% below NH |
| Sunapee and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,400Lowest 34% below NH |
$7,650Highest 15% above NH |
$6,021 10% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34.6%±10.5Lowest NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3 NH: 48.2% |
53.6%±71Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Webster and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
8.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
9.6% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.9% NH: 72.8% |
74.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
96%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1979Highest same as NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 23% above NH |
32 min 19% above NH |
31 minLowest 14% above NH |
| Work from home | 9.5%±4.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8 NH: 16.8% |
17.1%±3.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Webster and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #14 of 120 in NH | — | — |
| School district | Sunapee School District | Kearsarge Regional School District | Merrimack Valley School District |
| High school in town | Sunapee Sr. High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.9 |
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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.