Compare towns
Sutton vs Webster 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
Sutton has the highest household income ($130k).
Webster has the most kids (22.6% under 18).
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 | Sutton | Webster | Freedom | Warner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,239 |
2,227 |
1,494Lowest |
2,959Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.7% NH: +4.6% |
+2.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+13.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+3.7% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 48.1±4.1 11% above NH |
44.7±7.6 3% above NH |
60.6±3.2Highest 40% above NH |
43.7±4Lowest about the NH average |
| Kids under 18 | 20.5%±3.8 NH: 18.2% |
22.6%±8Highest NH: 18.2% |
12.9%±5.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17.3%±3.3 NH: 18.2% |
| Webster and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±5.9 NH: 20.1% |
19.4%±1.3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
40.3%±4.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
20.4%±3.5 NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
30.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
39.4% NH: 40.6% |
42.4% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±3.6 NH: 6% |
3%±1.4 NH: 6% |
1.3%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
| Warner and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $130,313±$31kHighest 32% above NH |
$107,171±$14k 8% above NH |
$66,136±$14kLowest 33% below NH |
$94,022±$18k 5% below NH |
| Sutton and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $362,600±$16k 10% below NH |
$338,500±$30kLowest 16% below NH |
$389,000±$43kHighest 3% below NH |
$353,100±$22k 12% below NH |
| Freedom and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,656±$614Highest 11% above NH |
$1,396±$622 6% below NH |
— | $1,219±$123Lowest 18% below NH |
| Sutton and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,652Highest 15% above NH |
$6,021 10% below NH |
$3,478Lowest 48% below NH |
$7,650 15% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27.6%±47.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
53.6%±71 NH: 48.2% |
79.6%±75Highest NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3 NH: 48.2% |
| Freedom and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
9.6% NH: 7.2% |
15%Highest NH: 7.2% |
8.4% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.7% NH: 72.8% |
96%Highest NH: 72.8% |
91% NH: 72.8% |
74.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
1979 same as NH |
1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1975 4 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 10% above NH |
31 min 14% above NH |
26 minLowest about the NH average |
32 minHighest 19% above NH |
| Work from home | 14.8%±5.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
17.1%±3.9 NH: 16.8% |
18.5%±7.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8 NH: 16.8% |
| Freedom and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | Kearsarge Regional School District | Merrimack Valley School District | Freedom School District | Kearsarge Regional School District |
| High school in town | Kearsarge Regional High School | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.4 |
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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.