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Warner vs White River Junction vs Eliot

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 kids (17.3% under 18).
White River Junction has the most renters (56.1% rent).
Eliot has the most expensive homes ($499k 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.

MeasureWarnerWhite River JunctionEliot
People
Population
2,959Lowest
3,364
7,146Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+3.7%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+10.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+8.3%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
43.7±4
12% above U.S.
33.7±3.2Lowest
13% below U.S.
50.8±5.9Highest
31% above U.S.
Eliot and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
17.3%±3.3Highest
U.S.: 22%
17.1%±5
U.S.: 22%
16.3%±3.9Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Warner and White River Junction 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%
12.5%±3.6Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
27.8%±6.2Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Eliot 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%
U.S.: 35.7%
38.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
43.6%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.3%±1.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.2%±1.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
2%±1.4
U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$94,022±$18k
16% above U.S.
$77,168±$4kLowest
4% below U.S.
$101,522±$10kHighest
26% above U.S.
Eliot 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
6% above U.S.
$278,800±$78kLowest
16% below U.S.
$498,900±$62kHighest
50% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,219±$123Lowest
14% below U.S.
$1,222±$216
14% below U.S.
$1,948±$471Highest
38% above U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$7,650Highest
145% above U.S.
$5,651
81% above U.S.
$4,549Lowest
46% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
48.7%±21.3
U.S.: 51.1%
42.9%±17.3Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
55.1%±20.1Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Eliot 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%
12.1%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
4.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
74.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
43.9%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
79.8%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1975
5 yrs older than U.S.
1963Lowest
17 yrs older than U.S.
1979Highest
1 yr older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
32 minHighest
20% above U.S.
15 minLowest
42% below U.S.
23 min
15% below U.S.
Work from home
16.6%±4.8
U.S.: 15.1%
15.7%±5.8Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
17.4%±4.7Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Eliot 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 — — #19 of 133 in ME
School district Kearsarge Regional School District — RSU 35/MSAD 35
High school in town None in town — None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in Our Story 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.