Compare towns
Webster vs Cornish vs Lebanon
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).
Cornish has the oldest population (median age 54).
Lebanon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.6%).
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 | Cornish | Lebanon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,227 |
1,816Lowest |
14,999Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2% NH: +4.6% |
-1.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+8.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.7±7.6 3% above NH |
54±8.3Highest 25% above NH |
38.9±3.1Lowest 10% below NH |
| Cornish 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% |
14.4%±3.2Lowest NH: 18.2% |
14.6%±2.4 NH: 18.2% |
| Webster and Lebanon 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% |
27.3%±4.1Highest NH: 20.1% |
21.4%±2.6 NH: 20.1% |
| Cornish and Lebanon 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% |
40.6% NH: 40.6% |
57.5%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.4 NH: 6% |
1.4%±0.9Lowest NH: 6% |
6.9%±2.6Highest NH: 6% |
| Lebanon 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 |
$91,821±$2kLowest 7% below NH |
$98,147±$10k about the NH average |
| Webster and Lebanon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $338,500±$30k 16% below NH |
$296,000±$69kLowest 26% below NH |
$385,400±$29kHighest 4% below NH |
| Lebanon and Webster 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 |
$1,221±$227Lowest 18% below NH |
$1,744±$132Highest 17% above NH |
| Lebanon and Webster 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 |
$5,796Lowest 13% below NH |
$8,149Highest 22% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.6%±71Highest NH: 48.2% |
40.5%±38.1Lowest NH: 48.2% |
41.9%±7.2 NH: 48.2% |
| Webster and Lebanon 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% |
4.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
7% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96%Highest NH: 72.8% |
94.1% NH: 72.8% |
51.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest same as NH |
1980Highest 1 yr newer than NH |
1980Highest 1 yr newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 14% above NH |
24 min 9% below NH |
14 minLowest 48% below NH |
| Work from home | 17.1%±3.9 NH: 16.8% |
12%±4.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
22.8%±4.3Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Lebanon 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 | — | — | #29 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Merrimack Valley School District | Cornish School District | Lebanon School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Lebanon High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.7 |
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| 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.