Compare towns
Webster vs Chichester 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 homeowners (96%).
Chichester has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.6%).
Warner has the most renters (25.4% 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 | Chichester | Warner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,227Lowest |
2,745 |
2,959Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+3.7% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.7±7.6Highest 3% above NH |
43±3.3Lowest about the NH average |
43.7±4 about the NH average |
| Webster and Warner 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% |
20.3%±4.4 NH: 18.2% |
17.3%±3.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Webster and Chichester 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% |
17.2%±3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
20.4%±3.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Warner and Webster 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% |
37.4% NH: 40.6% |
42.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.4Lowest NH: 6% |
3.9%±1.7 NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
| Warner and Chichester 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 |
$109,297±$13kHighest 10% above NH |
$94,022±$18kLowest 5% below NH |
| Chichester 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 |
$409,300±$26kHighest about the NH average |
$353,100±$22k 12% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,396±$622 6% below NH |
$2,055±$275Highest 38% above NH |
$1,219±$123Lowest 18% below NH |
| Chichester 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 |
$7,189 8% above NH |
$7,650Highest 15% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.6%±71 NH: 48.2% |
55.6%±34.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Chichester 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% |
6%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.4% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96%Highest NH: 72.8% |
85.6% NH: 72.8% |
74.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 same as NH |
1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 14% above NH |
30 minLowest 13% above NH |
32 minHighest 19% above NH |
| Work from home | 17.1%±3.9 NH: 16.8% |
19%±8Highest NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Chichester 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 | — | #75 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Merrimack Valley School District | Chichester School District | Kearsarge Regional 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.