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Warner vs Bridgewater vs Webster
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).
Bridgewater has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.1%).
Webster has the most kids (22.6% under 18).
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 | Bridgewater | Webster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,959Highest |
1,169Lowest |
2,227 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.7% NH: +4.6% |
+7.1%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+2.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 43.7±4Lowest about the NH average |
58.3±6.3Highest 35% above NH |
44.7±7.6 3% above NH |
| Bridgewater and Webster 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% |
10.8%±3.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
22.6%±8Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Webster and Warner 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% |
33.1%±1.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
19.4%±1.3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
32.8% NH: 40.6% |
30.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
1.3%±1.2Lowest NH: 6% |
3%±1.4 NH: 6% |
| Warner and Webster 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 5% below NH |
$82,361±$9kLowest 17% below NH |
$107,171±$14kHighest 8% above NH |
| Webster and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $353,100±$22k 12% below NH |
$398,600±$65kHighest about the NH average |
$338,500±$30kLowest 16% below NH |
| Bridgewater 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 18% below NH |
$1,125±$201Lowest 25% below NH |
$1,396±$622Highest 6% below NH |
| Webster 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 |
$2,823Lowest 58% below NH |
$6,021 10% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.7%±21.3 NH: 48.2% |
32.1%±13.6Lowest NH: 48.2% |
53.6%±71Highest NH: 48.2% |
| 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%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
11.9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
9.6% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
79.7% NH: 72.8% |
96%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1979Highest same as NH |
1979Highest same as NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 19% above NH |
30 minLowest 13% above NH |
31 min 14% above NH |
| Work from home | 16.6%±4.8 NH: 16.8% |
8%±3.3Lowest NH: 16.8% |
17.1%±3.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Webster 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 | Newfound Area School District | Merrimack Valley School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.