Compare towns
Weare vs Warner vs Brookline
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Weare has the oldest population (median age 45.6).
Warner has the most renters (25.4% rent).
Brookline has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13%).
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 | Warner | Brookline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,170Highest |
2,959Lowest |
5,736 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+3.7% NH: +4.6% |
+13%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 45.6±4Highest 5% above NH |
43.7±4 about the NH average |
41.2±1.5Lowest 5% below NH |
| Weare and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.4%±4 NH: 18.2% |
17.3%±3.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
26.7%±4Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Brookline and Weare are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13.5%±3 NH: 20.1% |
20.4%±3.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
11.4%±2.1Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.2%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
42.4% NH: 40.6% |
57.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±1.4Lowest NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6 NH: 6% |
6.3%±3.2Highest NH: 6% |
| Brookline and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $118,271±$17k 19% above NH |
$94,022±$18kLowest 5% below NH |
$171,046±$4kHighest 73% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $396,300±$26k about the NH average |
$353,100±$22kLowest 12% below NH |
$544,400±$38kHighest 35% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,541±$214 3% above NH |
$1,219±$123Lowest 18% below NH |
$2,500±$1kHighest 68% above NH |
| Brookline and Weare are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,272Lowest 6% below NH |
$7,650 15% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.2%±24.6Highest NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3 NH: 48.2% |
23.8%±43.5Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Weare and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 1.4% NH: 7.2% |
8.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
0.6%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.5% NH: 72.8% |
74.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.1%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 7 yrs newer than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1993Highest 14 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 34% above NH |
32 minLowest 19% above NH |
33 min 25% above NH |
| Work from home | 22.8%±4.9 NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
24.7%±5.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Brookline and Weare 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 | — | #23 of 120 in NH |
| School district | John Stark Regional School District · Weare School District | Kearsarge Regional School District | Brookline School District |
| High school in town | John Stark Regional High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4 |
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| 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.