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Warner vs Manchester vs Bristol
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 people working from home (16.6%).
Manchester has the most renters (51.3% rent).
Bristol has the most kids (24.3% 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 | Manchester | Bristol |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,959Lowest |
115,643Highest |
3,273 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.5% NH: +4.6% |
+6.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 43.7±4Highest about the NH average |
38±1Lowest 12% below NH |
42.7±5.7 about the NH average |
| Warner and Bristol 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% |
18%±1 NH: 18.2% |
24.3%±6.4Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Bristol and Manchester 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% |
15.5%±0.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
23.2%±4.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bristol 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%Highest NH: 40.6% |
34%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
35.5% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±1.6 NH: 6% |
6.4%±0.7Highest NH: 6% |
3.6%±2Lowest NH: 6% |
| Manchester 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±$18kHighest 5% below NH |
$81,007±$2k 18% below NH |
$78,438±$10kLowest 21% below NH |
| Warner and Manchester 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 |
$365,600±$7kHighest 9% below NH |
$258,300±$63kLowest 36% below NH |
| Manchester 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 |
$1,564±$37Highest 5% above NH |
$1,310±$97 12% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,650Highest 15% above NH |
$5,922 11% below NH |
$4,162Lowest 38% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.7%±21.3 NH: 48.2% |
50%±3.6Highest NH: 48.2% |
46.3%±14.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Manchester and Warner 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% |
11.2%Highest NH: 7.2% |
10.3% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.6%Highest NH: 72.8% |
48.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
69.7% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 4 yrs older than NH |
1966Lowest 13 yrs older than NH |
1977Highest 2 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 19% above NH |
24 minLowest 10% below NH |
28 min 4% above NH |
| Work from home | 16.6%±4.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
14.1%±1.3 NH: 16.8% |
11.8%±5.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Warner and Manchester 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 | — | #115 of 120 in NH | #79 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Kearsarge Regional School District | Spark Academy of Advanced Technologies · Manchester School District | Newfound Area School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Manchester Memorial High School | Newfound Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.3Highest |
11.5Lowest |
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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.