Compare towns
Wilton vs Warner vs Chesterfield
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%).
Warner has the youngest population (median age 43.7).
Chesterfield has the most kids (21.5% under 18).
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 | Warner | Chesterfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,960Highest |
2,959Lowest |
3,622 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+3.7% NH: +4.6% |
-1.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 46.8±5.2Highest 8% above NH |
43.7±4Lowest about the NH average |
46.8±8.7Highest 8% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 13.7%±4.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17.3%±3.3 NH: 18.2% |
21.5%±5.4Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Chesterfield 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% |
20.4%±3.5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
28.8%±7.3Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Chesterfield 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% |
42.4% NH: 40.6% |
45.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±2.4 NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
1.5%±1.4Lowest NH: 6% |
| Warner and Wilton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $114,349±$21kHighest 15% above NH |
$94,022±$18kLowest 5% below NH |
$102,370±$40k 3% above NH |
| Wilton and Chesterfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $381,500±$23kHighest 5% below NH |
$353,100±$22kLowest 12% below NH |
$373,500±$33k 7% below NH |
| Wilton and Chesterfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,382±$70Highest 7% below NH |
$1,219±$123Lowest 18% below NH |
$1,324±$1k 11% below NH |
| Wilton and Chesterfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,612 14% above NH |
$7,650Highest 15% above NH |
$6,344Lowest 5% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.1%±39.9Lowest NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3 NH: 48.2% |
83.7%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Chesterfield 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% |
8.4% NH: 7.2% |
8.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77% NH: 72.8% |
74.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
83.6%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
1975 4 yrs older than NH |
1981Highest 2 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 12% above NH |
32 minHighest 19% above NH |
25 minLowest 7% below NH |
| Work from home | 16.7%±5.2 NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
18.9%±6.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Chesterfield 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 | — | #52 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District | Kearsarge Regional School District | Chesterfield 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.