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Webster vs Boscawen 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 most kids (22.6% under 18).
Boscawen has the most renters (24.7% 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 | Boscawen | Salisbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,227 |
4,044Highest |
1,609Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2% NH: +4.6% |
+0.8%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+2.9%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.7±7.6Lowest 3% above NH |
46±4.2 6% above NH |
51.5±4.5Highest 19% above NH |
| Salisbury 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%±4.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
20.1%±9.6 NH: 18.2% |
| Webster and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.4%±1.3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
25.2%±5.3Highest NH: 20.1% |
24.9%±4 NH: 20.1% |
| Boscawen and Salisbury 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% |
37.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.4Highest NH: 6% |
2.3%±1.9 NH: 6% |
2%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
| Webster and Boscawen 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 |
$77,328±$27kLowest 22% 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 |
$286,500±$23kLowest 29% 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 |
$1,265±$307Lowest 15% 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 | $6,021 10% below NH |
$6,549Highest about the NH average |
$5,859Lowest 12% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.6%±71Highest NH: 48.2% |
41.2%±21 NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Webster and Boscawen 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% |
7.1%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96% NH: 72.8% |
75.3%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 min 14% above NH |
28 minLowest 4% above NH |
32 minHighest 20% above NH |
| Work from home | 17.1%±3.9 NH: 16.8% |
9.9%±6.1Lowest 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 | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #51 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Merrimack Valley School District | Merrimack Valley School District | Merrimack Valley School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.