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Warner vs Hampton Falls 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).
Hampton Falls has the most expensive homes ($773k median).
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 | Hampton Falls | Webster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,959Highest |
2,328 |
2,227Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.7% NH: +4.6% |
+7.5%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+2.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 43.7±4Lowest about the NH average |
49.5±7.3Highest 14% above NH |
44.7±7.6 3% above NH |
| Hampton Falls 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% |
19.1%±5.6 NH: 18.2% |
22.6%±8Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Webster and Hampton Falls 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% |
25%±3.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
19.4%±1.3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Hampton Falls 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% |
54.5%Highest NH: 40.6% |
30.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
3.8%±2.1 NH: 6% |
3%±1.4Lowest NH: 6% |
| Warner and Hampton Falls 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 |
$166,157±$14kHighest 68% above NH |
$107,171±$14k 8% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $353,100±$22k 12% below NH |
$772,600±$76kHighest 92% above NH |
$338,500±$30kLowest 16% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,219±$123Lowest 18% below NH |
$1,852±$475Highest 24% above NH |
$1,396±$622 6% below NH |
| Hampton Falls and Webster 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 |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$6,021Lowest 10% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.7%±21.3 NH: 48.2% |
27.2%±22.7Lowest 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% |
86.3% NH: 72.8% |
96%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1981Highest 2 yrs newer than NH |
1979 same as NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 19% above NH |
32 minHighest 21% above NH |
31 minLowest 14% above NH |
| Work from home | 16.6%±4.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
21.8%±4.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
17.1%±3.9 NH: 16.8% |
| Hampton Falls 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 | Hampton Falls 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.