Compare towns
Webster vs Canterbury vs Warner
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).
Canterbury has the most people working from home (21.6%).
Warner has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.7%).
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 | Canterbury | Warner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,227Lowest |
2,353 |
2,959Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2% NH: +4.6% |
+1.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+3.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.7±7.6 3% above NH |
48.6±3.8Highest 12% above NH |
43.7±4Lowest about the NH average |
| Canterbury and Webster 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% |
17.4%±4.4 NH: 18.2% |
17.3%±3.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Webster and Canterbury 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% |
22.9%±3.3Highest NH: 20.1% |
20.4%±3.5 NH: 20.1% |
| Canterbury 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% |
49.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
42.4% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.4Lowest NH: 6% |
6.8%±3Highest NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6 NH: 6% |
| Canterbury 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 |
$129,333±$37kHighest 31% above NH |
$94,022±$18kLowest 5% below NH |
| Canterbury 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±$30kLowest 16% below NH |
$443,700±$21kHighest 10% above NH |
$353,100±$22k 12% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,396±$622 6% below NH |
$2,136±$233Highest 43% above NH |
$1,219±$123Lowest 18% below NH |
| Canterbury and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,021Lowest 10% below NH |
$7,421 11% above NH |
$7,650Highest 15% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.6%±71 NH: 48.2% |
71.7%±48.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Canterbury and Webster 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% |
5.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.4% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96%Highest NH: 72.8% |
93.7% NH: 72.8% |
74.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 same as NH |
1982Highest 3 yrs newer than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 14% above NH |
33 minHighest 22% above NH |
32 min 19% above NH |
| Work from home | 17.1%±3.9 NH: 16.8% |
21.6%±7.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Canterbury 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 | Shaker Regional School District | Kearsarge Regional School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 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.