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Warner vs Mason vs Walpole
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mason has the most kids (28.8% under 18).
Walpole has the shortest commute (23 min average).
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 | Walpole |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,959 |
1,451Lowest |
3,690Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.7% NH: +4.6% |
+4.8%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-2.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 43.7±4Lowest about the NH average |
43.7±2.3Lowest about the NH average |
46.5±10.4Highest 7% above NH |
| Walpole 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% |
22.2%±5.2 NH: 18.2% |
| Mason and Walpole 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% |
25.5%±5.4Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Walpole 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% |
32.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
1.8%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
4%±2.8 NH: 6% |
| Warner and Walpole 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 5% below NH |
$111,090±$3kHighest 12% above NH |
$82,617±$16kLowest 17% below NH |
| Mason 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 |
$384,000±$21kHighest 5% below NH |
$319,800±$48kLowest 21% below NH |
| Mason 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 18% below NH |
$2,530±$852Highest 70% above NH |
$1,165±$150Lowest 22% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,650Highest 15% above NH |
$7,049 6% above NH |
$6,078Lowest 9% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.7%±21.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
87.2%±42.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
51.6%±21.9 NH: 48.2% |
| Mason and Walpole 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% |
4.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
11.7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.6% NH: 72.8% |
90.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
69.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 4 yrs older than NH |
1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
1967Lowest 12 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 19% above NH |
41 minHighest 53% above NH |
23 minLowest 13% below NH |
| Work from home | 16.6%±4.8 NH: 16.8% |
20.7%±4.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
7.2%±4.9Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Mason and Warner 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 | — | — | #27 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Kearsarge Regional School District | Mason School District | Fall Mountain Regional School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.