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Ware vs Warner vs Webster
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ware has the most affordable homes ($253k median).
Warner has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.7%).
Webster has the most homeowners (96%).
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 | Ware | Warner | Webster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,369Highest |
2,959 |
2,227Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.8±6Lowest about the U.S. average |
43.7±4 12% above U.S. |
44.7±7.6Highest 15% above U.S. |
| Webster and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.3%±4.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.3%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.6%±8 U.S.: 22% |
| Ware and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.4%±3.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.4%±1.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Warner and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
42.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
30.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.3%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Warner and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $45,158±$11kLowest 44% below U.S. |
$94,022±$18k 16% above U.S. |
$107,171±$14kHighest 33% above U.S. |
| Webster and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $253,400±$31kLowest 24% below U.S. |
$353,100±$22kHighest 6% above U.S. |
$338,500±$30k about the U.S. average |
| Warner and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,039±$104Lowest 26% below U.S. |
$1,219±$123 14% below U.S. |
$1,396±$622Highest about the U.S. average |
| Webster and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,408Lowest 9% above U.S. |
$7,650Highest 145% above U.S. |
$6,021 93% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64.5%±17.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.7%±21.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
53.6%±71 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Ware and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
74.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
96%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
32 minHighest 20% above U.S. |
31 min 16% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 16.6%±5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.6%±4.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.1%±3.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Webster and Ware 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 | #267 of 282 in MA | — | — |
| School district | — | Kearsarge Regional School District | Merrimack Valley 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 |
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.