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Townshend vs Warner vs Athens
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Townshend has the most people working from home (28%).
Warner has the most kids (17.3% under 18).
Athens has the most affordable homes ($240k median).
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 | Townshend | Warner | Athens |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,538 |
2,959Highest |
431Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 55.6±9.6Highest 43% above U.S. |
43.7±4Lowest 12% above U.S. |
47.3±6.5 22% above U.S. |
| Townshend and Athens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
17.3%±3.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
13.9%±6.5 U.S.: 22% |
| Warner and Athens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.3%±6.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.4%±3.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
21.6%±4.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Athens and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
42.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
30.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±0.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.3%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.9%±3 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Warner and Athens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $78,750±$29k about the U.S. average |
$94,022±$18kHighest 16% above U.S. |
$68,438±$30kLowest 15% below U.S. |
| Warner and Townshend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $287,200±$79k 14% below U.S. |
$353,100±$22kHighest 6% above U.S. |
$240,400±$32kLowest 28% below U.S. |
| Warner and Townshend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,074±$80Lowest 24% below U.S. |
$1,219±$123Highest 14% below U.S. |
$1,125±$537 20% below U.S. |
| Warner and Athens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,364Lowest 72% above U.S. |
$7,650Highest 145% above U.S. |
$5,438 74% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 72.5%±23.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.7%±21.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
43.5%±39Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Townshend and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
12.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
74.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
73.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1973Lowest 7 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 5% below U.S. |
32 min 20% above U.S. |
36 minHighest 36% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 28%±18.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.6%±4.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.3%±7.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Townshend and Athens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | West River Valley Union Education District #72B · West River Valley Union Education District #72A | Kearsarge Regional School District | — |
| High school in town | Leland & Gray Union Middle & High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.1 |
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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.