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Webster vs Durham 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).
Durham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.8%).
Warner has the oldest housing (typical home built 1975).
Durham is a college town. 55.1% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Durham | Warner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,227Lowest |
15,080Highest |
2,959 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.8%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+3.7% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.7±7.6Highest 3% above NH |
20.8±0.3Lowest 52% below NH |
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% |
10.3%±2.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17.3%±3.3 NH: 18.2% |
| Webster and Warner 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% |
11.5%±1.6Lowest 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% |
75.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
42.4% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.4Lowest NH: 6% |
55.1%±3.2Highest NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6 NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,171±$14k 8% above NH |
$124,056±$21kHighest 25% above NH |
$94,022±$18kLowest 5% below NH |
| Durham 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 |
$504,300±$41kHighest 25% above NH |
$353,100±$22k 12% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,396±$622 6% below NH |
$1,429±$143Highest 4% below NH |
$1,219±$123Lowest 18% below NH |
| Durham 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 |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$7,650 15% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.6%±71 NH: 48.2% |
66.4%±16Highest NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Durham and Webster 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% |
15.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
8.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96%Highest NH: 72.8% |
64.4%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
74.6% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 same as NH |
1981Highest 2 yrs newer than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 14% above NH |
19 minLowest 27% below NH |
32 minHighest 19% above NH |
| Work from home | 17.1%±3.9 NH: 16.8% |
19.4%±3.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Durham 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 | — | #9 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Merrimack Valley School District | Oyster River Coop School District | Kearsarge Regional School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Oyster River High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.3 |
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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.