Compare towns
Webster vs Franconia 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).
Franconia has the most expensive homes ($530k median).
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 | Franconia | Warner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,227 |
1,060Lowest |
2,959Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2% NH: +4.6% |
-1.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+3.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.7±7.6 3% above NH |
55.6±7Highest 28% above NH |
43.7±4Lowest about the NH average |
| Franconia 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% |
15.2%±5.5Lowest 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%±1.3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
36.6%±6.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
20.4%±3.5 NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
57.9%Highest NH: 40.6% |
42.4% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.4Lowest NH: 6% |
5%±5.4 NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
| Warner and Franconia 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 |
$87,292±$28kLowest 12% below NH |
$94,022±$18k 5% below NH |
| Webster and Warner 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 |
$530,300±$96kHighest 32% above NH |
$353,100±$22k 12% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,396±$622Highest 6% below NH |
$1,281±$278 14% below NH |
$1,219±$123Lowest 18% below NH |
| Webster and Franconia 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 |
$7,451 12% above NH |
$7,650Highest 15% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.6%±71 NH: 48.2% |
73.2%±74.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Franconia 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% |
11.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
8.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96%Highest NH: 72.8% |
83.1% NH: 72.8% |
74.6%Lowest 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 |
20 minLowest 25% below NH |
32 minHighest 19% above NH |
| Work from home | 17.1%±3.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
11.9%±5.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8 NH: 16.8% |
| Webster and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Merrimack Valley School District | Lafayette 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 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.