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Warner vs Boscawen vs Franklin
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 people working from home (16.6%).
Boscawen has the shortest commute (28 min average).
Franklin has the most renters (35.8% 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 | Warner | Boscawen | Franklin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,959Lowest |
4,044 |
8,799Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+0.8%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+3.1% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 43.7±4 about the NH average |
46±4.2Highest 6% above NH |
42.7±2Lowest about the NH average |
| Boscawen and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±3.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
18.1%±4.5Highest NH: 18.2% |
17.8%±3.5 NH: 18.2% |
| Boscawen and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±3.5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
25.2%±5.3Highest NH: 20.1% |
21.3%±3.9 NH: 20.1% |
| Boscawen and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
20.5% NH: 40.6% |
19.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
2.3%±1.9Lowest NH: 6% |
3.2%±1.4 NH: 6% |
| Warner and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,022±$18kHighest 5% below NH |
$77,328±$27k 22% below NH |
$71,648±$4kLowest 28% below NH |
| Warner and Boscawen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $353,100±$22kHighest 12% below NH |
$286,500±$23k 29% below NH |
$262,200±$22kLowest 35% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,219±$123 18% below NH |
$1,265±$307Highest 15% below NH |
$1,110±$68Lowest 26% below NH |
| Boscawen and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,650Highest 15% above NH |
$6,549 about the NH average |
$4,886Lowest 27% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.7%±21.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
41.2%±21 NH: 48.2% |
38.8%±11.5Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Warner and Boscawen 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% |
17%Highest NH: 7.2% |
7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.6% NH: 72.8% |
75.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
64.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 4 yrs older than NH |
1978Highest 1 yr older than NH |
1959Lowest 20 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 19% above NH |
28 minLowest 4% above NH |
32 min 18% above NH |
| Work from home | 16.6%±4.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
9.9%±6.1 NH: 16.8% |
8.3%±4.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Warner and Boscawen 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 | — | #51 of 120 in NH | #112 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Kearsarge Regional School District | Merrimack Valley School District | Franklin School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Franklin High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 16.2 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.