Compare towns
Union vs Warner vs Dummer vs Middleton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Union has the most kids (35.9% under 18).
Warner has the most renters (25.4% rent).
Dummer has the oldest population (median age 53.6).
Middleton has the highest household income ($102k).
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 | Union | Warner | Dummer | Middleton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 131Lowest |
2,959Highest |
299 |
1,595 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +3.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
— | +2.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 23.6±30.9Lowest 45% below NH |
43.7±4 about the NH average |
53.6±6.4Highest 24% above NH |
43.5±5.7 about the NH average |
| Dummer and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 35.9%±42.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
17.3%±3.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
19.4%±5.1 NH: 18.2% |
18.9%±4.2 NH: 18.2% |
| Union and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 0%±31.7Lowest NH: 20.1% |
20.4%±3.5 NH: 20.1% |
21.4%±4.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
18.9%±2 NH: 20.1% |
| Dummer and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
42.4% NH: 40.6% |
16.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
23.4% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±13Lowest NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
0%±5.7Lowest NH: 6% |
3.2%±1.9 NH: 6% |
| Warner and Middleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $75,117±$19kLowest 24% below NH |
$94,022±$18k 5% below NH |
$91,250±$21k 8% below NH |
$101,696±$8kHighest about the NH average |
| Middleton and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $162,900±$135kLowest 60% below NH |
$353,100±$22kHighest 12% below NH |
$242,200±$51k 40% below NH |
$312,300±$27k 22% below NH |
| Warner and Middleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,219±$123Lowest 18% below NH |
— | $1,500±$293Highest about the NH average |
| Middleton and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,258Lowest 81% below NH |
$7,650Highest 15% above NH |
$2,898 57% below NH |
$5,504 17% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 48.7%±21.3 NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
83.3%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Middleton and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 10.7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
8.4% NH: 7.2% |
9% NH: 7.2% |
5.8%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 100%Highest NH: 72.8% |
74.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
94.2% NH: 72.8% |
96.5% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 41 yrs older than NH |
1975 4 yrs older than NH |
1977 2 yrs older than NH |
1981Highest 2 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | — | 32 min 19% above NH |
25 minLowest 6% below NH |
39 minHighest 45% above NH |
| Work from home | 21.4%±25.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8 NH: 16.8% |
6.8%±4.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
14.1%±5.4 NH: 16.8% |
| Union 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 | — | Middleton School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.