Compare towns
Webster vs Thornton 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).
Thornton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.8%).
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.
| Measure | Webster | Thornton | Warner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,227Lowest |
2,799 |
2,959Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+8.8%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+3.7% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.7±7.6 3% above NH |
51.1±3.4Highest 18% above NH |
43.7±4Lowest about the NH average |
| Thornton 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% |
13.9%±4.6Lowest 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% |
19%±4.9Lowest 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% |
46.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
42.4% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.4Lowest NH: 6% |
4.8%±2.9 NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
| Warner and Thornton 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 |
$90,022±$17kLowest 9% 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 |
$351,900±$20k 13% below NH |
$353,100±$22kHighest 12% below NH |
| Warner and Thornton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,396±$622Highest 6% below NH |
$1,270±$428 15% below NH |
$1,219±$123Lowest 18% below NH |
| Webster and Thornton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,021 10% below NH |
$5,032Lowest 25% below NH |
$7,650Highest 15% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.6%±71 NH: 48.2% |
57.7%±24.7Highest NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Thornton 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% |
9.2% NH: 7.2% |
8.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96%Highest NH: 72.8% |
88.3% NH: 72.8% |
74.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 same as NH |
1984Highest 5 yrs newer than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 14% above NH |
23 minLowest 15% below NH |
32 minHighest 19% above NH |
| Work from home | 17.1%±3.9 NH: 16.8% |
29.8%±9.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Thornton 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 | — | #18 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Merrimack Valley School District | Thornton School District | Kearsarge Regional School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.