Compare towns
Albany vs Warner vs Bartlett
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Albany has the most affordable homes ($248k median).
Warner has the most kids (17.3% under 18).
Bartlett has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14.8%).
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 | Albany | Warner | Bartlett |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 790Lowest |
2,959 |
3,281Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+3.7% NH: +4.6% |
+14.8%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 46.5±9.7 7% above NH |
43.7±4Lowest about the NH average |
57.4±4.7Highest 33% above NH |
| Bartlett and Albany are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.3%±3.3 NH: 18.2% |
17.3%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
7.5%±2.7Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Warner and Albany are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13.8%±2.5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
20.4%±3.5 NH: 20.1% |
36.1%±9.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.7% NH: 40.6% |
42.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
36.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±4 NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
0.1%±0.4Lowest NH: 6% |
| Warner and Albany are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $67,639±$19k 32% below NH |
$94,022±$18kHighest 5% below NH |
$59,754±$9kLowest 40% below NH |
| Warner and Albany are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $248,300±$68kLowest 38% below NH |
$353,100±$22k 12% below NH |
$371,400±$78kHighest 8% below NH |
| Bartlett and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,194±$112Lowest 20% below NH |
$1,219±$123 18% below NH |
$1,676±$97Highest 12% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,554 62% below NH |
$7,650Highest 15% above NH |
$2,512Lowest 62% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.2%±97.7Lowest NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3 NH: 48.2% |
68.5%±37.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Bartlett and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.3%Highest NH: 7.2% |
8.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
10.5% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.3%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
74.6% NH: 72.8% |
79%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 3 yrs older than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1982Highest 3 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 17% below NH |
32 minHighest 19% above NH |
31 min 15% above NH |
| Work from home | 16.2%±18.5 NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
13.5%±7.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Warner and Albany 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 | — | — | #74 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | Kearsarge Regional School District | Bartlett School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | 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.