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Warner vs Webster vs South Hooksett
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).
South Hooksett has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.7%).
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 | South Hooksett |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,959 |
2,227Lowest |
5,902Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.7% NH: +4.6% |
+2.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+8.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 43.7±4 about the NH average |
44.7±7.6Highest 3% above NH |
35.2±3.6Lowest 19% below NH |
| Webster and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±3.3 NH: 18.2% |
22.6%±8Highest NH: 18.2% |
16.3%±3.9Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Webster and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±3.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
19.4%±1.3 NH: 20.1% |
13.5%±2.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Warner and Webster 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% |
30.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
37.9% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±1.6 NH: 6% |
3%±1.4Lowest NH: 6% |
14.3%±0.8Highest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,022±$18kLowest 5% below NH |
$107,171±$14k 8% above NH |
$130,000±$15kHighest 31% above NH |
| South Hooksett 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 12% below NH |
$338,500±$30kLowest 16% below NH |
$433,200±$40kHighest 8% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,219±$123Lowest 18% below NH |
$1,396±$622 6% below NH |
$1,471±$217Highest about the NH average |
| South Hooksett and Webster 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 |
$6,021Lowest 10% below NH |
$6,801 about the NH average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.7%±21.3 NH: 48.2% |
53.6%±71Highest NH: 48.2% |
36.1%±25Lowest 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% |
82.9% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1979 same as NH |
1985Highest 6 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 19% above NH |
31 min 14% above NH |
26 minLowest about the NH average |
| Work from home | 16.6%±4.8 NH: 16.8% |
17.1%±3.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
7.1%±2.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Webster 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.