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Warner vs Webster vs Hampton Falls

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).
Webster has the most kids (22.6% under 18).
Hampton Falls has the most expensive homes ($773k median).

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.

MeasureWarnerWebsterHampton Falls
People
Population
2,959Highest
2,227Lowest
2,328
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+3.7%
NH: +4.6%
+2.2%Lowest
NH: +4.6%
+7.5%Highest
NH: +4.6%
Median age
43.7±4Lowest
about the NH average
44.7±7.6
3% above NH
49.5±7.3Highest
14% above NH
Hampton Falls and Webster 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%
22.6%±8Highest
NH: 18.2%
19.1%±5.6
NH: 18.2%
Webster and Hampton Falls 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%
19.4%±1.3Lowest
NH: 20.1%
25%±3.6Highest
NH: 20.1%
Hampton Falls 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%
NH: 40.6%
30.7%Lowest
NH: 40.6%
54.5%Highest
NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.3%±1.6Highest
NH: 6%
3%±1.4Lowest
NH: 6%
3.8%±2.1
NH: 6%
Warner and Hampton Falls 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
5% below NH
$107,171±$14k
8% above NH
$166,157±$14kHighest
68% above NH
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$353,100±$22k
12% below NH
$338,500±$30kLowest
16% below NH
$772,600±$76kHighest
92% above NH
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,219±$123Lowest
18% below NH
$1,396±$622
6% below NH
$1,852±$475Highest
24% above NH
Hampton Falls and Webster 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
$6,021Lowest
10% below NH
$10,000+Highest
at least 50% above NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
48.7%±21.3
NH: 48.2%
53.6%±71Highest
NH: 48.2%
27.2%±22.7Lowest
NH: 48.2%
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%
NH: 7.2%
9.6%Highest
NH: 7.2%
4%Lowest
NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
74.6%Lowest
NH: 72.8%
96%Highest
NH: 72.8%
86.3%
NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year
1975Lowest
4 yrs older than NH
1979
same as NH
1981Highest
2 yrs newer than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
32 min
19% above NH
31 minLowest
14% above NH
32 minHighest
21% above NH
Work from home
16.6%±4.8Lowest
NH: 16.8%
17.1%±3.9
NH: 16.8%
21.8%±4.8Highest
NH: 16.8%
Hampton Falls and Webster 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 Hampton Falls 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.