Compare towns
Warner vs Landaff vs Salisbury
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).
Landaff has the most affordable homes ($279k median).
Salisbury has the most people working from home (23.3%).
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 | Landaff | Salisbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,959Highest |
420Lowest |
1,609 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
— | +2.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 43.7±4Lowest about the NH average |
56.4±5.2Highest 30% above NH |
51.5±4.5 19% above NH |
| Landaff and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±3.3 NH: 18.2% |
16.2%±5.9Lowest NH: 18.2% |
20.1%±9.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Salisbury and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±3.5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
28.8%±4.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
24.9%±4 NH: 20.1% |
| Landaff and Salisbury 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% |
26.3%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
37.3% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
1.7%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
2%±1.1 NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,022±$18k 5% below NH |
$87,500±$26kLowest 12% below NH |
$111,591±$17kHighest 13% above NH |
| Salisbury 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 |
$279,300±$20kLowest 31% below NH |
$363,400±$47kHighest 10% below NH |
| Salisbury and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,219±$123Lowest 18% below NH |
$1,375±$707 8% below NH |
$1,917±$632Highest 29% above NH |
| Salisbury and Landaff 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 |
$4,813Lowest 28% below NH |
$5,859 12% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.7%±21.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
45.5%±100 NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Warner and Landaff are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
5.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
7.1% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
90.3% NH: 72.8% |
96.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1984Highest 5 yrs newer than NH |
1982 3 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minLowest 19% above NH |
32 minHighest 21% above NH |
32 min 20% above NH |
| Work from home | 16.6%±4.8 NH: 16.8% |
10.2%±5.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
23.3%±10.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Salisbury and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Kearsarge Regional School District | Landaff 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 History | 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.