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Webster vs Bow vs Warner vs New Durham
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 homeowners (96%).
Bow has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.4%).
Warner has the most renters (25.4% rent).
New Durham has the oldest population (median age 46.5).
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 | Bow | Warner | New Durham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,227Lowest |
8,335Highest |
2,959 |
2,748 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2% NH: +4.6% |
+9.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+3.7% NH: +4.6% |
+2.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.7±7.6 3% above NH |
41.5±2Lowest 4% below NH |
43.7±4 about the NH average |
46.5±7.5Highest 7% above NH |
| New Durham 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% |
25%±3.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
17.3%±3.3 NH: 18.2% |
14.8%±5.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Bow 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% |
17.6%±2.5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
20.4%±3.5 NH: 20.1% |
23.8%±4Highest NH: 20.1% |
| New Durham and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
60.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
42.4% NH: 40.6% |
34.7% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.4 NH: 6% |
5.6%±1.9Highest NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6 NH: 6% |
1%±0.7Lowest NH: 6% |
| Bow and Warner 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 |
$172,857±$16kHighest 75% above NH |
$94,022±$18kLowest 5% below NH |
$100,194±$13k about the NH average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $338,500±$30kLowest 16% below NH |
$506,500±$34kHighest 26% above NH |
$353,100±$22k 12% below NH |
$339,400±$27k 16% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,396±$622 6% below NH |
$1,539±$178Highest 3% above NH |
$1,219±$123Lowest 18% below NH |
$1,417±$116 5% below NH |
| Bow and New Durham 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 |
$9,584Highest 44% above NH |
$7,650 15% above NH |
$5,774Lowest 13% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.6%±71Highest NH: 48.2% |
39%±13.2 NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3 NH: 48.2% |
25%±42.7Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Webster and Warner 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% |
2.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.4% NH: 7.2% |
5.8% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96%Highest NH: 72.8% |
87.5% NH: 72.8% |
74.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
94% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 same as NH |
1985Highest 6 yrs newer than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 14% above NH |
27 minLowest about the NH average |
32 min 19% above NH |
35 minHighest 30% above NH |
| Work from home | 17.1%±3.9 NH: 16.8% |
22.7%±4.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8 NH: 16.8% |
10%±4.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Bow 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 | — | #26 of 120 in NH | — | — |
| School district | Merrimack Valley School District | Bow School District | Kearsarge Regional School District | Governor Wentworth Regional School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Bow High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8 |
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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.