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Warner vs Chester 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).
Chester has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.7%).
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 | Chester | Webster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,959 |
5,300Highest |
2,227Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.7% NH: +4.6% |
+9.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+2.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 43.7±4Lowest about the NH average |
47.2±3.8Highest 9% above NH |
44.7±7.6 3% above NH |
| Chester 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% |
19.6%±3.7 NH: 18.2% |
22.6%±8Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Webster and Chester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±3.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
17.4%±4Lowest NH: 20.1% |
19.4%±1.3 NH: 20.1% |
| Warner and Webster 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% |
41.1% NH: 40.6% |
30.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
4.4%±2.1 NH: 6% |
3%±1.4Lowest NH: 6% |
| Warner and Chester 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 |
$142,212±$19kHighest 44% above NH |
$107,171±$14k 8% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $353,100±$22k 12% below NH |
$552,300±$42kHighest 37% above NH |
$338,500±$30kLowest 16% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,219±$123Lowest 18% 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 | $7,650 15% above NH |
$8,464Highest 27% above NH |
$6,021Lowest 10% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.7%±21.3 NH: 48.2% |
19%±72.7Lowest 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% NH: 7.2% |
4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
9.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
97.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
96% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1979 same as NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 19% above NH |
35 minHighest 31% above NH |
31 minLowest 14% above NH |
| Work from home | 16.6%±4.8 NH: 16.8% |
16.4%±5.1Lowest 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 | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #90 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Kearsarge Regional School District | Chester School District | Merrimack Valley School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.