Compare towns
Warner vs Auburn vs Bradford vs Wilton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Warner has the most renters (25.4% rent).
Auburn has grown the fastest since 2010 (+20%).
Bradford has the most kids (21.4% under 18).
Wilton has the oldest housing (typical home built 1971).
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 | Warner | Auburn | Bradford | Wilton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,959 |
6,119Highest |
1,565Lowest |
3,960 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.7% NH: +4.6% |
+20%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+0.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+6% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 43.7±4Lowest about the NH average |
44.3±5.9 about the NH average |
50.3±5.2Highest 16% above NH |
46.8±5.2 8% above NH |
| Bradford and Wilton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±3.3 NH: 18.2% |
19.3%±4.3 NH: 18.2% |
21.4%±4.2Highest NH: 18.2% |
13.7%±4.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Bradford and Auburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±3.5 NH: 20.1% |
13.4%±3.2Lowest NH: 20.1% |
26.3%±3.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
22%±6.3 NH: 20.1% |
| Bradford and Wilton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.4% NH: 40.6% |
55.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
37.9% NH: 40.6% |
36.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±1.6 NH: 6% |
7.2%±4.7Highest NH: 6% |
1.9%±1.2Lowest NH: 6% |
4.5%±2.4 NH: 6% |
| Auburn and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $94,022±$18kLowest 5% below NH |
$153,253±$6kHighest 55% above NH |
$108,015±$21k 9% above NH |
$114,349±$21k 15% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $353,100±$22k 12% below NH |
$600,300±$29kHighest 49% above NH |
$341,700±$38kLowest 15% below NH |
$381,500±$23k 5% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,219±$123Lowest 18% below NH |
$1,893±$822Highest 27% above NH |
$1,507±$206 about the NH average |
$1,382±$70 7% below NH |
| Auburn and Bradford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,650 15% above NH |
$8,092Highest 21% above NH |
$6,307Lowest 5% below NH |
$7,612 14% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.7%±21.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
27.6%±27Lowest NH: 48.2% |
41.1%±22.4 NH: 48.2% |
47.1%±39.9 NH: 48.2% |
| Warner and Wilton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 8.4% NH: 7.2% |
2.5%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
9.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.9% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
93.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
85.4% NH: 72.8% |
77% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 4 yrs older than NH |
1984Highest 5 yrs newer than NH |
1972 7 yrs older than NH |
1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 19% above NH |
28 minLowest 4% above NH |
32 minHighest 20% above NH |
30 min 12% above NH |
| Work from home | 16.6%±4.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
26.5%±6.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
18.6%±8 NH: 16.8% |
16.7%±5.2 NH: 16.8% |
| Auburn and Bradford 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 | — | #44 of 120 in NH | — | #54 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Kearsarge Regional School District | Auburn School District | Kearsarge Regional School District | Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town | Wilton-Lyndeboro Senior High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | — | 9.1 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.