Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Webster’s subject grades are an A− for health and the outdoors; the weakest is a C− for hazard risk. No town among the 127 in New Hampshire we compare has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Webster. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 81% of U.S. towns. Only 6 of the 127 New Hampshire towns we compare have a higher share of households owning their home than Webster. 24% of the land in Webster is conserved, against 18% in New Hampshire’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. On civic life, just 3 of New Hampshire’s 187 towns do worse. Blackwater Flood Control Reservoir, at 1,045 acres with 6 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Webster has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Webster beats most towns.
Where Webster’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Hampshire), ordered by how far Webster is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 1791.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Webster, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 19, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Webster.
For Webster, that is below both the New Hampshire town median (34%) and the median of U.S. towns (35%). Webster tracks New Hampshire closely on all 32 CDC measures. 9.3% of Webster adults have diabetes.
| Webster | New Hampshire towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 34% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.3% | 9.5% | 12% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 30% | 33% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 19% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Merrimack Valley School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Webster Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 88 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NH on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Webster for work: only 2% work in town. Jobs based in Webster grew to 225 in 2023, 86 more than in 2013. Webster’s average trip to work is 31 minutes.
| Webster | New Hampshire towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 17% | 16% | 11% |
| Median household income | $107,000 | $103,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 9.6% | 6.8% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
23 miles of trail in 11 parks and preserves. The trail density in Webster is 0.8 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Blackwater Flood Control Reservoir | 6 mi | 1,045 |
| 2. Pillsbury Lake Hunting Preserve | 1 mi | 322 |
| 3. Leonard Wildlife Management Area | 0.1 mi | 963 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 75% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Webster has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 12° and about 68 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adults 18 to 34 are 14% of residents (21% statewide); children under 18 are 23% of residents (18% statewide). Webster has grown 2.9% since 2020, to 1,972 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 31% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 41% across New Hampshire.
| Webster | New Hampshire towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44.7 years | 44.8 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 31% | 39% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 19% | 20% | 18% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.2 points. Across New Hampshire, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Webster | NH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.3% | 9.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.3% | 8.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.7% | 8.7% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.9% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.1% | 12.4% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.6% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 21.8% | 15.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.8% | 12.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.6% | 7.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.3% | 5.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30.9% | 26.8% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.8% | 17.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.2% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.2% | 24.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.6% | 16.1% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,000, single groups can be off by several points
Webster's reported crime rate is well below New Hampshire's. Among 126 New Hampshire towns, just 10 have a lower property crime rate than Webster. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts.
| Webster | New Hampshire towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.5 per 1,000 residents | 4.4 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.5 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The typical Webster home is worth about $466,000, up 1.7% in a year, 9% below the New Hampshire typical home.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Webster. Close and well known come first.
28 mi LakeLake Winnipesaukee
37 mi MountainMount Monadnock
26 mi Stadium & arenaSNHU Arena
18 mi Ski areaMount Sunapee77 runs · 1,469 ft vertical
12 mi MuseumCanterbury Shaker Village11 mi Ski areaPats Peak39 runs · 751 ft verticalLake Winnipesaukee: No machine-readable author provided. JohnJHenderson~commonswiki assumed (based o, Public domain · Mount Monadnock: Jonwmcinenrey, CC BY-SA 4.0 · SNHU Arena: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Mount Sunapee: User:Josephbrophy, Public domain · Canterbury Shaker Village: SayCheeeeeese, Public domain
4 within 15 miles of the center of Webster
About 3 of every 100 Webster residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Hampshire.
2 places in Webster on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in New Hampshire, United States
Webster is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,913 at the 2020 census.
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4 towns share a border with Webster.
| Town | NH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Webster | — | — | C | — | B− | A− |
| Boscawen | #83 | B− | C | A | B− | A− |
| Warner | #30 | A− | C | A+ | B | A |
| Salisbury | — | — | C− | — | B− | A− |
| Hopkinton | #6 | A+ | C+ | A+ | A− | A |
Webster and Salisbury have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Webster and Salisbury report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Webster with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
That is 4.8 years of the area's median household income ($97,004 across the Concord, NH area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
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