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Webster vs Brookfield 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 kids (22.6% under 18).
Brookfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6%).
New Durham has the most renters (6% rent).
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 | Brookfield | New Durham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,227 |
567Lowest |
2,748Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2% NH: +4.6% |
+6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+2.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.7±7.6Lowest 3% above NH |
58.1±9.7Highest 34% above NH |
46.5±7.5 7% above NH |
| Brookfield and New Durham 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% |
8.6%±4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
14.8%±5.6 NH: 18.2% |
| Webster and New Durham 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% |
38.4%±3.4Highest NH: 20.1% |
23.8%±4 NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
36.8%Highest NH: 40.6% |
34.7% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.4 NH: 6% |
5.5%±5Highest NH: 6% |
1%±0.7Lowest NH: 6% |
| Brookfield 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 |
$81,406±$31kLowest 18% below NH |
$100,194±$13k about the NH average |
| Webster and New Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $338,500±$30kLowest 16% below NH |
$428,000±$61kHighest 6% above NH |
$339,400±$27k 16% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,396±$622Lowest 6% below NH |
— | $1,417±$116Highest 5% below NH |
| New Durham 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 |
$5,926 11% below NH |
$5,774Lowest 13% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.6%±71Highest NH: 48.2% |
— | 25%±42.7Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Webster and New Durham 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% |
3.9%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
5.8% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96% NH: 72.8% |
98.4%Highest NH: 72.8% |
94%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 same as NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 14% above NH |
27 minLowest about the NH average |
35 minHighest 30% above NH |
| Work from home | 17.1%±3.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
13.7%±6.8 NH: 16.8% |
10%±4.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Webster and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Merrimack Valley School District | — | Governor Wentworth Regional School District |
| High school 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.