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Wilton vs Canterbury 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
Wilton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6%).
Canterbury has the most people working from home (21.6%).
Warner has the most affordable homes ($353k 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 | Wilton | Canterbury | Warner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,960Highest |
2,353Lowest |
2,959 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+1.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+3.7% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 46.8±5.2 8% above NH |
48.6±3.8Highest 12% above NH |
43.7±4Lowest about the NH average |
| Canterbury and Wilton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.7%±4.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17.4%±4.4Highest NH: 18.2% |
17.3%±3.3 NH: 18.2% |
| Canterbury and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22%±6.3 NH: 20.1% |
22.9%±3.3Highest NH: 20.1% |
20.4%±3.5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Canterbury and Wilton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
49.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
42.4% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±2.4Lowest NH: 6% |
6.8%±3Highest NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6 NH: 6% |
| Canterbury and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $114,349±$21k 15% above NH |
$129,333±$37kHighest 31% above NH |
$94,022±$18kLowest 5% below NH |
| Canterbury and Wilton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $381,500±$23k 5% below NH |
$443,700±$21kHighest 10% above NH |
$353,100±$22kLowest 12% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,382±$70 7% below NH |
$2,136±$233Highest 43% above NH |
$1,219±$123Lowest 18% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,612 14% above NH |
$7,421Lowest 11% above NH |
$7,650Highest 15% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.1%±39.9Lowest NH: 48.2% |
71.7%±48.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3 NH: 48.2% |
| Canterbury and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.9%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
5.4% NH: 7.2% |
8.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77% NH: 72.8% |
93.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
74.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
1982Highest 3 yrs newer than NH |
1975 4 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minLowest 12% above NH |
33 minHighest 22% above NH |
32 min 19% above NH |
| Work from home | 16.7%±5.2 NH: 16.8% |
21.6%±7.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Canterbury and Wilton 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 | #54 of 120 in NH | — | — |
| School district | Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District | Shaker Regional School District | Kearsarge Regional School District |
| High school in town | Wilton-Lyndeboro Senior High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.1 |
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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.