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Warner vs Webster vs Dummerston vs Wilton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Warner has the most renters (25.4% rent).
Webster has the most kids (22.6% under 18).
Dummerston has the most people working from home (25.9%).
Wilton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6%).
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 | Webster | Dummerston | Wilton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,959 |
2,227 |
2,090Lowest |
3,960Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.7±4Lowest 12% above U.S. |
44.7±7.6 15% above U.S. |
45.6±11.7 17% above U.S. |
46.8±5.2Highest 20% above U.S. |
| Wilton and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±3.3 U.S.: 22% |
22.6%±8Highest U.S.: 22% |
21.7%±6 U.S.: 22% |
13.7%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Webster and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±3.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.4%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.3%±3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
22%±6.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Dummerston and Wilton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
30.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
58.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
36.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.5%±2.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Warner and Wilton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $94,022±$18kLowest 16% above U.S. |
$107,171±$14k 33% above U.S. |
$101,696±$21k 26% above U.S. |
$114,349±$21kHighest 42% above U.S. |
| Wilton and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $353,100±$22k 6% above U.S. |
$338,500±$30k about the U.S. average |
$335,300±$22kLowest about the U.S. average |
$381,500±$23kHighest 15% above U.S. |
| Wilton 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 14% below U.S. |
$1,396±$622Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,392±$126 about the U.S. average |
$1,382±$70 about the U.S. average |
| Webster and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,650Highest 145% above U.S. |
$6,021 93% above U.S. |
$4,536Lowest 45% above U.S. |
$7,612 144% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.7%±21.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
53.6%±71Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
44.1%±32.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
47.1%±39.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Webster and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 8.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
9.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
96%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
77% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 20% above U.S. |
31 min 16% above U.S. |
21 minLowest 21% below U.S. |
30 min 14% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 16.6%±4.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.1%±3.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
25.9%±10.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.7%±5.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Dummerston and Webster 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 | — | — | — | #54 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Kearsarge Regional School District | Merrimack Valley School District | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town | Wilton-Lyndeboro Senior High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | — | 9.1 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.