Compare towns
Webster vs Warner vs Hooksett vs Middleton
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).
Warner has the most renters (25.4% rent).
Hooksett has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.6%).
Middleton has the most affordable homes ($312k 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 | Warner | Hooksett | Middleton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,227 |
2,959 |
15,057Highest |
1,595Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+3.7% NH: +4.6% |
+10.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+2.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.7±7.6Highest 3% above NH |
43.7±4 about the NH average |
41.3±1.5Lowest 5% below NH |
43.5±5.7 about the NH average |
| 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 NH: 18.2% |
17.3%±3.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17.4%±2.9 NH: 18.2% |
18.9%±4.2 NH: 18.2% |
| Webster and Middleton 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% |
20.4%±3.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
17.3%±2.4Lowest NH: 20.1% |
18.9%±2 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% NH: 40.6% |
42.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
39.6% NH: 40.6% |
23.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.4Lowest NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6 NH: 6% |
8.9%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
3.2%±1.9 NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $107,171±$14k 8% above NH |
$94,022±$18kLowest 5% below NH |
$117,962±$11kHighest 19% above NH |
$101,696±$8k about the NH average |
| Hooksett 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 |
$353,100±$22k 12% below NH |
$407,000±$26kHighest about the NH average |
$312,300±$27kLowest 22% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,396±$622 6% below NH |
$1,219±$123Lowest 18% below NH |
$1,661±$206Highest 11% above NH |
$1,500±$293 about the NH average |
| Hooksett and Middleton 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 |
$7,650Highest 15% above NH |
$6,554 about the NH average |
$5,504Lowest 17% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.6%±71 NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3 NH: 48.2% |
41.7%±16.4Lowest NH: 48.2% |
83.3%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Middleton 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% |
8.4% NH: 7.2% |
3.3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
5.8% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96% NH: 72.8% |
74.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
80.6% NH: 72.8% |
96.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 same as NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
1981 2 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 14% above NH |
32 min 19% above NH |
27 minLowest about the NH average |
39 minHighest 45% above NH |
| Work from home | 17.1%±3.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8 NH: 16.8% |
13.4%±3.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
14.1%±5.4 NH: 16.8% |
| Webster and Warner 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 | — | — | #30 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Merrimack Valley School District | Kearsarge Regional School District | Hooksett School District | Middleton School District |
| High school in town | None 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 |
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.