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Webster vs Boscawen vs Middleton vs Fitzwilliam
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 most kids (22.6% under 18).
Boscawen has the most renters (24.7% rent).
Middleton has the youngest population (median age 43.5).
Fitzwilliam has the most people working from home (18.6%).
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 | Boscawen | Middleton | Fitzwilliam |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,227 |
4,044Highest |
1,595Lowest |
2,278 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+0.8% NH: +4.6% |
+2.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-1.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.7±7.6 3% above NH |
46±4.2 6% above NH |
43.5±5.7Lowest about the NH average |
49.2±4.2Highest 14% above NH |
| Fitzwilliam and Boscawen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±8Highest NH: 18.2% |
18.1%±4.5 NH: 18.2% |
18.9%±4.2 NH: 18.2% |
15.1%±2.9Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Webster and Middleton 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% |
25.2%±5.3 NH: 20.1% |
18.9%±2Lowest NH: 20.1% |
27%±3.4Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Fitzwilliam and Boscawen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.7% NH: 40.6% |
20.5%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
23.4% NH: 40.6% |
37.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.4 NH: 6% |
2.3%±1.9 NH: 6% |
3.2%±1.9Highest NH: 6% |
2%±0.8Lowest NH: 6% |
| Middleton and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $107,171±$14kHighest 8% above NH |
$77,328±$27kLowest 22% below NH |
$101,696±$8k about the NH average |
$100,735±$11k about the NH average |
| Webster and Middleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $338,500±$30kHighest 16% below NH |
$286,500±$23kLowest 29% below NH |
$312,300±$27k 22% below NH |
$305,900±$34k 24% below NH |
| Webster and Middleton 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 |
$1,265±$307Lowest 15% below NH |
$1,500±$293Highest about the NH average |
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| Middleton and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,021 10% below NH |
$6,549Highest about the NH average |
$5,504 17% below NH |
$5,173Lowest 22% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.6%±71 NH: 48.2% |
41.2%±21Lowest NH: 48.2% |
83.3%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
72.1%±51.8 NH: 48.2% |
| Middleton and Fitzwilliam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 9.6% NH: 7.2% |
17%Highest NH: 7.2% |
5.8%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
9.2% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96% NH: 72.8% |
75.3%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
96.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
94.2% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 same as NH |
1978 1 yr older than NH |
1981Highest 2 yrs newer than NH |
1967Lowest 12 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 14% above NH |
28 minLowest 4% above NH |
39 min 45% above NH |
39 minHighest 48% above NH |
| Work from home | 17.1%±3.9 NH: 16.8% |
9.9%±6.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
14.1%±5.4 NH: 16.8% |
18.6%±4.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Fitzwilliam and Webster 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 | — | #51 of 120 in NH | — | — |
| School district | Merrimack Valley School District | Merrimack Valley School District | Middleton School District | Monadnock Regional School District |
| High school in town | None 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 | 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.