Compare towns
Webster vs New Durham vs Fitzwilliam
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).
New Durham has the most expensive homes ($339k median).
Fitzwilliam has the most affordable homes ($306k median).
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 | New Durham | Fitzwilliam |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,227Lowest |
2,748Highest |
2,278 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+2.1% NH: +4.6% |
-1.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.7±7.6Lowest 3% above NH |
46.5±7.5 7% above NH |
49.2±4.2Highest 14% above NH |
| Fitzwilliam and New Durham 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% |
14.8%±5.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
15.1%±2.9 NH: 18.2% |
| Webster and Fitzwilliam 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% |
23.8%±4 NH: 20.1% |
27%±3.4Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Fitzwilliam and New Durham 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% |
34.7% NH: 40.6% |
37.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.4Highest NH: 6% |
1%±0.7Lowest NH: 6% |
2%±0.8 NH: 6% |
| Webster and Fitzwilliam 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 |
$100,194±$13kLowest about the NH average |
$100,735±$11k about the NH average |
| Webster and Fitzwilliam 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 |
$339,400±$27kHighest 16% below NH |
$305,900±$34kLowest 24% below NH |
| New Durham and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,396±$622Lowest 6% below NH |
$1,417±$116Highest 5% below NH |
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| New Durham 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 |
$5,173Lowest 22% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.6%±71 NH: 48.2% |
25%±42.7Lowest NH: 48.2% |
72.1%±51.8Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Fitzwilliam and Webster 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% |
5.8%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
9.2% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96%Highest NH: 72.8% |
94%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
94.2% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 same as NH |
1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1967Lowest 12 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 14% above NH |
35 min 30% above NH |
39 minHighest 48% above NH |
| Work from home | 17.1%±3.9 NH: 16.8% |
10%±4.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
18.6%±4.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Fitzwilliam and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Merrimack Valley School District | Governor Wentworth Regional School District | Monadnock 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.