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Webster vs Ware vs Warner vs Salisbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ware has the most affordable homes ($253k median).
Warner has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.7%).
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 | Ware | Warner | Salisbury |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,227 |
6,369Highest |
2,959 |
1,609Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.7±7.6 15% above U.S. |
39.8±6Lowest about the U.S. average |
43.7±4 12% above U.S. |
51.5±4.5Highest 32% above U.S. |
| Salisbury and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±8 U.S.: 22% |
23.3%±4.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.3%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.1%±9.6 U.S.: 22% |
| Ware and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 19.4%±1.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
17.4%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.4%±3.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
24.9%±4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Salisbury 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
15.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
42.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
37.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.7%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.3%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Warner and Ware 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. |
$45,158±$11kLowest 44% below U.S. |
$94,022±$18k 16% above U.S. |
$111,591±$17kHighest 38% above U.S. |
| 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 about the U.S. average |
$253,400±$31kLowest 24% below U.S. |
$353,100±$22k 6% above U.S. |
$363,400±$47kHighest 9% above U.S. |
| Salisbury and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,396±$622 about the U.S. average |
$1,039±$104Lowest 26% below U.S. |
$1,219±$123 14% below U.S. |
$1,917±$632Highest 36% above U.S. |
| Salisbury and Webster 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. |
$3,408Lowest 9% above U.S. |
$7,650Highest 145% above U.S. |
$5,859 88% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.6%±71 U.S.: 51.1% |
64.5%±17.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.7%±21.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Ware 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% |
14.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
7.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96% U.S.: 65.2% |
57.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
74.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
96.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 16% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
32 min 20% above U.S. |
32 minHighest 21% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 17.1%±3.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
16.6%±5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.6%±4.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
23.3%±10.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Salisbury 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 | — | #267 of 282 in MA | — | — |
| School district | Merrimack Valley School District | — | Kearsarge Regional 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 History | None yet | 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.