Compare towns
Webster vs Bennington vs Salisbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Webster has the shortest commute (31 min average).
Bennington has the most renters (25.7% rent).
Salisbury has the most people working from home (23.3%).
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 | Webster | Bennington | Salisbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,227Highest |
1,588Lowest |
1,609 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2% NH: +4.6% |
+1.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+2.9%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.7±7.6 3% above NH |
42.1±7.8Lowest about the NH average |
51.5±4.5Highest 19% above NH |
| Salisbury and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±8 NH: 18.2% |
26%±5.2Highest NH: 18.2% |
20.1%±9.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Bennington and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.4%±1.3 NH: 20.1% |
15.2%±1.7Lowest NH: 20.1% |
24.9%±4Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
33.6% NH: 40.6% |
37.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.4Highest NH: 6% |
2.8%±1.3 NH: 6% |
2%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
| Webster and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,171±$14k 8% above NH |
$83,875±$7kLowest 15% below NH |
$111,591±$17kHighest 13% above NH |
| Salisbury and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $338,500±$30k 16% below NH |
$267,300±$15kLowest 34% below NH |
$363,400±$47kHighest 10% below NH |
| Salisbury and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,396±$622 6% below NH |
$1,292±$150Lowest 13% below NH |
$1,917±$632Highest 29% above NH |
| Salisbury and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,021Highest 10% below NH |
$5,944 11% below NH |
$5,859Lowest 12% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.6%±71Highest NH: 48.2% |
37.2%±20.6 NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Webster and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
7.1% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96% NH: 72.8% |
74.3%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
96.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 same as NH |
1978Lowest 1 yr older than NH |
1982Highest 3 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 14% above NH |
37 minHighest 38% above NH |
32 min 20% above NH |
| Work from home | 17.1%±3.9 NH: 16.8% |
14.7%±4.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
23.3%±10.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Salisbury and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Merrimack Valley School District | Contoocook Valley School District | Merrimack Valley School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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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.