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Warner vs Canterbury 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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.7%).
Canterbury has the most people working from home (21.6%).
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 | Canterbury | Webster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,959Highest |
2,353 |
2,227Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+1.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+2.2% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 43.7±4Lowest about the NH average |
48.6±3.8Highest 12% above NH |
44.7±7.6 3% above NH |
| Canterbury and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±3.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17.4%±4.4 NH: 18.2% |
22.6%±8Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Webster and Canterbury 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% |
22.9%±3.3Highest NH: 20.1% |
19.4%±1.3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Canterbury and Warner 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% |
49.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
30.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±1.6 NH: 6% |
6.8%±3Highest NH: 6% |
3%±1.4Lowest NH: 6% |
| Canterbury 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 |
$129,333±$37kHighest 31% above NH |
$107,171±$14k 8% above NH |
| Canterbury 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 12% below NH |
$443,700±$21kHighest 10% above NH |
$338,500±$30kLowest 16% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,219±$123Lowest 18% below NH |
$2,136±$233Highest 43% above NH |
$1,396±$622 6% below NH |
| Canterbury and Webster 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 |
$7,421 11% above NH |
$6,021Lowest 10% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.7%±21.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
71.7%±48.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
53.6%±71 NH: 48.2% |
| Canterbury and Webster 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% |
5.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
9.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
93.7% NH: 72.8% |
96%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1982Highest 3 yrs newer than NH |
1979 same as NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 19% above NH |
33 minHighest 22% above NH |
31 minLowest 14% above NH |
| Work from home | 16.6%±4.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
21.6%±7.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
17.1%±3.9 NH: 16.8% |
| Canterbury 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 | Shaker Regional 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.