Compare towns
Webster vs Stoddard vs Salisbury
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 youngest population (median age 44.7).
Stoddard has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.5%).
Salisbury has the most people working from home (23.3%).
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 | Stoddard | Salisbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,227Highest |
1,072Lowest |
1,609 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+11.5%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+2.9% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.7±7.6Lowest 3% above NH |
53±4Highest 22% above NH |
51.5±4.5 19% above NH |
| Stoddard and Salisbury 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% |
17.5%±3.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
20.1%±9.6 NH: 18.2% |
| Webster and Salisbury 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% |
24.4%±2.5 NH: 20.1% |
24.9%±4Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Salisbury and Stoddard 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% |
34.1% NH: 40.6% |
37.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.4 NH: 6% |
3.5%±1.7Highest NH: 6% |
2%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
| Stoddard 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 8% above NH |
$94,904±$11kLowest 4% below NH |
$111,591±$17kHighest 13% above NH |
| Salisbury 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 16% below NH |
$330,300±$20kLowest 18% below NH |
$363,400±$47kHighest 10% below NH |
| Salisbury 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 |
$895±$751Lowest 40% below NH |
$1,917±$632Highest 29% above NH |
| Salisbury 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 |
$4,316Lowest 35% below NH |
$5,859 12% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.6%±71Highest NH: 48.2% |
52.6%±100 NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Webster and Stoddard 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% |
4.8%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
7.1% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96% NH: 72.8% |
93.3%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
96.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 same as NH |
1978Lowest 1 yr older than NH |
1982Highest 3 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 14% above NH |
34 minHighest 25% above NH |
32 min 20% above NH |
| Work from home | 17.1%±3.9 NH: 16.8% |
9.5%±4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
23.3%±10.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Salisbury 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 | Stoddard School District | Merrimack Valley 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.