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Wilmot vs Springfield vs Warner vs Francestown

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Wilmot has the highest household income ($118k).
Warner has the youngest population (median age 43.7).
Francestown has the most people working from home (27.4%).

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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.

MeasureWilmotSpringfieldWarnerFrancestown
People
Population
1,487
1,122Lowest
2,959Highest
1,398
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+3.6%
NH: +4.6%
-4%Lowest
NH: +4.6%
+3.7%Highest
NH: +4.6%
+3.1%
NH: +4.6%
Median age
53±2.4Highest
22% above NH
51.4±8.8
19% above NH
43.7±4Lowest
about the NH average
51.2±4.5
18% above NH
Wilmot and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
17.1%±3.2
NH: 18.2%
15.1%±8Lowest
NH: 18.2%
17.3%±3.3
NH: 18.2%
19.8%±4.4Highest
NH: 18.2%
Francestown and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
24.3%±4.6Highest
NH: 20.1%
19.8%±1.6Lowest
NH: 20.1%
20.4%±3.5
NH: 20.1%
21.7%±2.6
NH: 20.1%
Wilmot and Francestown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
58.7%Highest
NH: 40.6%
36.4%Lowest
NH: 40.6%
42.4%
NH: 40.6%
52.9%
NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3%±3.4
NH: 6%
0%±1.5Lowest
NH: 6%
5.3%±1.6Highest
NH: 6%
2.6%±1.1
NH: 6%
Warner and Wilmot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$117,759±$15kHighest
19% above NH
$100,893±$19k
about the NH average
$94,022±$18kLowest
5% below NH
$104,063±$16k
5% above NH
Wilmot and Francestown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$399,600±$43k
about the NH average
$384,100±$50k
5% below NH
$353,100±$22kLowest
12% below NH
$408,200±$34kHighest
about the NH average
Francestown and Wilmot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,125±$289
25% below NH
$1,096±$217Lowest
26% below NH
$1,219±$123
18% below NH
$1,358±$256Highest
9% below NH
Francestown and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$6,651
about the NH average
$5,946Lowest
11% below NH
$7,650
15% above NH
$8,014Highest
20% above NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
41.1%±41.8
NH: 48.2%
25.9%±64.8Lowest
NH: 48.2%
48.7%±21.3
NH: 48.2%
66.7%±77Highest
NH: 48.2%
Francestown and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
2.3%Lowest
NH: 7.2%
3.4%
NH: 7.2%
8.4%Highest
NH: 7.2%
8.2%
NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
83.4%
NH: 72.8%
90.7%
NH: 72.8%
74.6%Lowest
NH: 72.8%
95.3%Highest
NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year
1988Highest
9 yrs newer than NH
1985
6 yrs newer than NH
1975Lowest
4 yrs older than NH
1981
2 yrs newer than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
33 min
22% above NH
34 min
29% above NH
32 minLowest
19% above NH
42 minHighest
57% above NH
Work from home
18.9%±3.8
NH: 16.8%
16.7%±11.6
NH: 16.8%
16.6%±4.8Lowest
NH: 16.8%
27.4%±7.7Highest
NH: 16.8%
Francestown and Wilmot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — — Kearsarge Regional School District Contoocook Valley School District
High school in town — — None in town None in town
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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.