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Webster vs Westmoreland 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).
Westmoreland has the shortest commute (23 min average).
Warner has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.7%).
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 | Westmoreland | Warner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,227Lowest |
2,237 |
2,959Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2% NH: +4.6% |
-9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+3.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.7±7.6 3% above NH |
55.3±2.2Highest 28% above NH |
43.7±4Lowest about the NH average |
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±8Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.5%±3.4Lowest 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%±1.3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
31.7%±4.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
20.4%±3.5 NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
47.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
42.4% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.4Lowest NH: 6% |
3.4%±2 NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
| Warner and Westmoreland 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 |
$104,444±$28k 5% above NH |
$94,022±$18kLowest 5% below NH |
| Webster and Westmoreland 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 |
$351,800±$12k 13% below NH |
$353,100±$22kHighest 12% below NH |
| Warner and Westmoreland 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 |
$1,354±$280 9% below NH |
$1,219±$123Lowest 18% below NH |
| Webster and Westmoreland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,021Lowest 10% below NH |
$6,643 about the NH average |
$7,650Highest 15% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.6%±71Highest NH: 48.2% |
32.5%±23.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3 NH: 48.2% |
| Webster and Warner 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% |
6.2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.4% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96%Highest NH: 72.8% |
89.3% NH: 72.8% |
74.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest same as NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older 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%±3.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
14.9%±6.3Lowest NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8 NH: 16.8% |
| Webster and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Merrimack Valley School District | Westmoreland School District | Kearsarge 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.