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Warner vs Braintree vs Webster vs Sutton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Warner has the most renters (25.4% rent).
Braintree has the most affordable homes ($218k median).
Webster has the most kids (22.6% under 18).
Sutton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.7%).
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 | Braintree | Webster | Sutton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,959Highest |
1,026Lowest |
2,227 |
2,239 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.7±4Lowest 12% above U.S. |
58.4±2.4Highest 50% above U.S. |
44.7±7.6 15% above U.S. |
48.1±4.1 24% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±3.3 U.S.: 22% |
12.3%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.6%±8Highest U.S.: 22% |
20.5%±3.8 U.S.: 22% |
| Webster and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±3.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
33.2%±3.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.4%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.6%±5.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
30.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
30.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.8%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.9%±3.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Warner and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $94,022±$18k 16% above U.S. |
$79,803±$5kLowest about the U.S. average |
$107,171±$14k 33% above U.S. |
$130,313±$31kHighest 61% above U.S. |
| Sutton and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $353,100±$22k 6% above U.S. |
$217,700±$28kLowest 35% below U.S. |
$338,500±$30k about the U.S. average |
$362,600±$16kHighest 9% above U.S. |
| Sutton and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,219±$123 14% below U.S. |
$840±$405Lowest 41% below U.S. |
$1,396±$622 about the U.S. average |
$1,656±$614Highest 17% above U.S. |
| Sutton and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,650 145% above U.S. |
$3,908Lowest 25% above U.S. |
$6,021 93% above U.S. |
$7,652Highest 145% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.7%±21.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
43.4%±29.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
53.6%±71Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
27.6%±47.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Webster and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 8.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
11.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
81% U.S.: 65.2% |
96%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
95.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 20% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
31 min 16% above U.S. |
29 min 11% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 16.6%±4.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
19%±7.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.1%±3.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
14.8%±5.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Braintree and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | Kearsarge Regional School District | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | Merrimack Valley School District | Kearsarge Regional School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town | Kearsarge Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | — | 10.4 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.