Compare towns
Warner vs Mason 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).
Mason has the most kids (28.8% under 18).
Salisbury has the oldest population (median age 51.5).
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 | Mason | Salisbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,959Highest |
1,451Lowest |
1,609 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.7% NH: +4.6% |
+4.8%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+2.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 43.7±4Lowest about the NH average |
43.7±2.3Lowest about the NH average |
51.5±4.5Highest 19% above NH |
| Salisbury and Warner 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% |
28.8%±6.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
20.1%±9.6 NH: 18.2% |
| Mason and Salisbury 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% |
15.6%±2.1Lowest NH: 20.1% |
24.9%±4Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Salisbury 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% |
39.5% NH: 40.6% |
37.3%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
1.8%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
2%±1.1 NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,022±$18kLowest 5% below NH |
$111,090±$3k 12% above NH |
$111,591±$17kHighest 13% above NH |
| Salisbury and Mason are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $353,100±$22kLowest 12% below NH |
$384,000±$21kHighest 5% below NH |
$363,400±$47k 10% below NH |
| Mason and Salisbury 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 |
$2,530±$852Highest 70% above NH |
$1,917±$632 29% above NH |
| Mason and Salisbury 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 |
$7,049 6% above NH |
$5,859Lowest 12% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.7%±21.3 NH: 48.2% |
87.2%±42.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Mason and Warner 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% |
4.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
7.1% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
90.7% NH: 72.8% |
96.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
1982 3 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minLowest 19% above NH |
41 minHighest 53% above NH |
32 min 20% above NH |
| Work from home | 16.6%±4.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
20.7%±4.5 NH: 16.8% |
23.3%±10.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Salisbury and Mason are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Kearsarge Regional School District | Mason 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.