Compare towns
Webster vs Claremont vs Middleton
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 people working from home (17.1%).
Claremont has the most renters (42.8% rent).
Middleton has the most homeowners (96.5%).
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 | Claremont | Middleton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,227 |
13,078Highest |
1,595Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+2.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.7±7.6Highest 3% above NH |
42.6±3.5Lowest about the NH average |
43.5±5.7 about the NH average |
| Webster and Middleton 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% |
19.1%±2.8 NH: 18.2% |
18.9%±4.2Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Webster and Claremont 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% |
20.8%±3.1Highest NH: 20.1% |
18.9%±2Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Claremont 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%Highest NH: 40.6% |
21.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
23.4% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.4 NH: 6% |
2.5%±1.2Lowest NH: 6% |
3.2%±1.9Highest NH: 6% |
| Middleton 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 |
$59,096±$8kLowest 40% below NH |
$101,696±$8k about the NH average |
| Webster and Middleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $338,500±$30kHighest 16% below NH |
$204,600±$17kLowest 49% below NH |
$312,300±$27k 22% below NH |
| Webster and Middleton 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 |
$1,146±$83Lowest 23% below NH |
$1,500±$293Highest about the NH average |
| Middleton 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 |
$5,774 13% below NH |
$5,504Lowest 17% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.6%±71Lowest NH: 48.2% |
63.6%±12.5 NH: 48.2% |
83.3%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Middleton and Claremont 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% |
13.5%Highest NH: 7.2% |
5.8%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96% NH: 72.8% |
57.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
96.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 same as NH |
1957Lowest 22 yrs older than NH |
1981Highest 2 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 14% above NH |
24 minLowest 9% below NH |
39 minHighest 45% above NH |
| Work from home | 17.1%±3.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
8.6%±2.9Lowest NH: 16.8% |
14.1%±5.4 NH: 16.8% |
| Webster and Middleton 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 | — | #103 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Merrimack Valley School District | Claremont School District | Middleton School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Stevens High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.7 |
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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.