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Warner vs Dover vs Calais vs Webster
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).
Dover has grown the fastest since 2010 (+60%).
Calais has the most expensive homes ($390k median).
Webster has the highest household income ($107k).
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 | Dover | Calais | Webster |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,959Highest |
1,466Lowest |
1,713 |
2,227 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
+60%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.7±4 12% above U.S. |
53.5±8.3Highest 38% above U.S. |
42±8.6Lowest 8% above U.S. |
44.7±7.6 15% above U.S. |
| Dover 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 U.S.: 22% |
10.2%±5.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.5%±5.4 U.S.: 22% |
22.6%±8Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Webster and Calais 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% |
29.5%±6.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.6%±5.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.4%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Dover and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
48.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
55.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
30.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.5%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
7.4%±3.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Calais 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±$18k 16% above U.S. |
$52,313±$7kLowest 35% below U.S. |
$100,625±$27k 25% above U.S. |
$107,171±$14kHighest 33% above U.S. |
| Webster and Calais 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. |
$332,900±$55kLowest about the U.S. average |
$390,300±$36kHighest 17% above U.S. |
$338,500±$30k about the U.S. average |
| Calais 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. |
$670±$49Lowest 53% below U.S. |
$1,408±$392Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,396±$622 about the U.S. average |
| Calais and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,650Highest 145% above U.S. |
$4,510Lowest 45% above U.S. |
$6,586 111% above U.S. |
$6,021 93% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.7%±21.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
38.1%±17.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
49%±38.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
53.6%±71Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Webster and Calais 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% |
7.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
9.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
81.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
92.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
96%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1984Highest 4 yrs newer than U.S. |
1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 20% above U.S. |
22 minLowest 17% below U.S. |
31 min 18% above U.S. |
31 min 16% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 16.6%±4.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
23.2%±11.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
23.4%±7.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.1%±3.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Calais and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | Kearsarge Regional School District | River Valleys Unified School District #73 | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Merrimack Valley School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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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.