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Weare vs Danvers vs Henniker
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Weare has the most homeowners (93.5%).
Danvers has the most expensive homes ($644k median).
Henniker has grown the fastest since 2010 (+27.9%).
Henniker is a college town. 27% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Weare | Danvers | Henniker |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,170 |
28,098Highest |
6,197Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6% U.S.: +7.4% |
+27.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.6±4Highest 17% above U.S. |
45.3±3 16% above U.S. |
31.1±6.1Lowest 20% below U.S. |
| Weare and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.4%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.2%±2 U.S.: 22% |
15.3%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Weare and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13.5%±3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.6%±2.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
16.5%±6 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Danvers and Henniker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
48.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
41.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
4%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
27%±6.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $118,271±$17k 46% above U.S. |
$125,395±$10kHighest 55% above U.S. |
$95,206±$21kLowest 18% above U.S. |
| Danvers and Weare are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $396,300±$26k 19% above U.S. |
$644,200±$23kHighest 94% above U.S. |
$356,700±$49kLowest 7% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,541±$214 9% above U.S. |
$2,076±$192Highest 47% above U.S. |
$1,081±$164Lowest 23% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,272Lowest 101% above U.S. |
$6,654 113% above U.S. |
$8,877Highest 185% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.2%±24.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.8%±8.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
43.5%±22.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Weare and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 1.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
11.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
69.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
64.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
1963Lowest 17 yrs older than U.S. |
1974 6 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 35% above U.S. |
28 min 8% above U.S. |
20 minLowest 23% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 22.8%±4.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.3%±3.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
15.5%±5.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Weare and Danvers 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 | #84 of 120 in NH | #91 of 282 in MA | #56 of 120 in NH |
| School district | John Stark Regional School District · Weare School District | — | Henniker School District |
| High school in town | John Stark Regional High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4 |
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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.