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Webster vs Guildhall vs Warner

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Webster has the most people working from home (17.1%).
Guildhall has the shortest commute (25 min average).
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.

MeasureWebsterGuildhallWarner
People
Population
2,227
371Lowest
2,959Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+2.2%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
—
+3.7%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
44.7±7.6Highest
15% above U.S.
42.6±7.8Lowest
10% above U.S.
43.7±4
12% above U.S.
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
U.S.: 22%
22.6%±7.5Highest
U.S.: 22%
17.3%±3.3Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Age 65+
19.4%±1.3Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
26.1%±5.5Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
20.4%±3.5
U.S.: 17.2%
Guildhall and Warner 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
U.S.: 35.7%
33.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
42.4%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3%±1.4
U.S.: 6.4%
1.1%±3.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.3%±1.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Warner 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±$14k
33% above U.S.
$115,000±$46kHighest
42% above U.S.
$94,022±$18kLowest
16% above U.S.
Guildhall 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±$30k
about the U.S. average
$321,200±$62kLowest
3% below U.S.
$353,100±$22kHighest
6% above U.S.
Warner and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,396±$622Highest
about the U.S. average
$850±$717Lowest
40% below U.S.
$1,219±$123
14% below U.S.
Webster and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$6,021
93% above U.S.
$4,625Lowest
48% above U.S.
$7,650Highest
145% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
53.6%±71
U.S.: 51.1%
75%±100Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
48.7%±21.3Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Guildhall and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
9.6%
U.S.: 12.5%
11.9%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
8.4%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
96%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
93.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
74.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1979Highest
1 yr older than U.S.
1958Lowest
22 yrs older than U.S.
1975
5 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
31 min
16% above U.S.
25 minLowest
5% below U.S.
32 minHighest
20% above U.S.
Work from home
17.1%±3.9Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
2.3%±2.2Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
16.6%±4.8
U.S.: 15.1%
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 — Kearsarge Regional School District
High school in town None in town — None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in Our Story None yet None yet None yet

U.S. 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.