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Warner vs Sharon 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).
Sharon has the most expensive homes ($476k 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 | Sharon | Salisbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,959Highest |
442Lowest |
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 |
49.4±11.2 14% above NH |
51.5±4.5Highest 19% above NH |
| Salisbury and Sharon 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% |
22.4%±8.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
20.1%±9.6 NH: 18.2% |
| Sharon and Salisbury 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% |
31.4%±6.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
24.9%±4 NH: 20.1% |
| Sharon 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% |
41.2% NH: 40.6% |
37.3%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
1.6%±3Lowest NH: 6% |
2%±1.1 NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,022±$18kLowest 5% below NH |
$113,125±$19kHighest 14% above NH |
$111,591±$17k 13% above NH |
| Sharon and Salisbury 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 |
$475,900±$38kHighest 18% above NH |
$363,400±$47k 10% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,219±$123Lowest 18% below NH |
$1,458±$1k about the NH average |
$1,917±$632Highest 29% above NH |
| Salisbury and Sharon 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 |
$8,274Highest 24% above NH |
$5,859Lowest 12% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.7%±21.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
28.6%±100 NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Warner and Sharon 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% |
6.2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
7.1% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
93.1% NH: 72.8% |
96.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1979 same as NH |
1982Highest 3 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minLowest 19% above NH |
32 minHighest 20% above NH |
32 minHighest 20% above NH |
| Work from home | 16.6%±4.8 NH: 16.8% |
11.2%±4.5Lowest 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 | — | Merrimack Valley School District |
| High school 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.