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Warner vs Concord vs Henniker
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 homeowners (74.6%).
Concord has the most renters (43.2% rent).
Henniker has grown the fastest since 2010 (+27.9%).
Henniker is a college town. 27% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Concord | Henniker |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,959Lowest |
44,375Highest |
6,197 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.7% NH: +4.6% |
+3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+27.9%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 43.7±4Highest about the NH average |
40.7±1.3 6% below NH |
31.1±6.1Lowest 28% below NH |
| Warner and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
17.2%±1.3 NH: 18.2% |
15.3%±3.7Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Warner and Concord 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% |
18.7%±1.5 NH: 20.1% |
16.5%±6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Warner and Concord 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% |
42.3% NH: 40.6% |
41.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
6%±0.8 NH: 6% |
27%±6.5Highest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,022±$18k 5% below NH |
$84,902±$5kLowest 14% below NH |
$95,206±$21kHighest 4% below NH |
| Henniker 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 |
$350,900±$13kLowest 13% below NH |
$356,700±$49kHighest 11% below NH |
| Henniker 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 |
$1,441±$43Highest 3% below NH |
$1,081±$164Lowest 27% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,650 15% above NH |
$7,227Lowest 8% above NH |
$8,877Highest 33% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.7%±21.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
44.1%±5.2 NH: 48.2% |
43.5%±22.6Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Warner and Concord 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% |
8.9% NH: 7.2% |
11.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.6%Highest NH: 72.8% |
56.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
64.5% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 4 yrs older than NH |
1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
1974 5 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 19% above NH |
23 min 14% below NH |
20 minLowest 24% below NH |
| Work from home | 16.6%±4.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
14.1%±1.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
15.5%±5.6 NH: 16.8% |
| Warner and Henniker 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 | — | #89 of 120 in NH | #56 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Kearsarge Regional School District | Concord School District · Merrimack Valley School District | Henniker School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Concord High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.0 |
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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.