Compare towns
Alstead vs Bartlett vs Bennington
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Alstead has the oldest housing (typical home built 1973).
Bartlett has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14.8%).
Bennington has the most kids (26% 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 | Alstead | Bartlett | Bennington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,551Lowest |
3,281Highest |
1,588 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.8%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+14.8%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+1.7% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 56±3.3 29% above NH |
57.4±4.7Highest 33% above NH |
42.1±7.8Lowest about the NH average |
| Bartlett and Alstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.3%±3.1 NH: 18.2% |
7.5%±2.7Lowest NH: 18.2% |
26%±5.2Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 27.8%±4.2 NH: 20.1% |
36.1%±9.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
15.2%±1.7Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bartlett and Alstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.3%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
36.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
33.6% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.6Highest NH: 6% |
0.1%±0.4Lowest NH: 6% |
2.8%±1.3 NH: 6% |
| Alstead and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,526±$11k 35% below NH |
$59,754±$9kLowest 40% below NH |
$83,875±$7kHighest 15% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $271,600±$37k 33% below NH |
$371,400±$78kHighest 8% below NH |
$267,300±$15kLowest 34% below NH |
| Bartlett and Alstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,676±$97Highest 12% above NH |
$1,292±$150Lowest 13% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,322 20% below NH |
$2,512Lowest 62% below NH |
$5,944Highest 11% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 72.1%±22.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
68.5%±37.9 NH: 48.2% |
37.2%±20.6Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Alstead and Bartlett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9% NH: 7.2% |
10.5%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76% NH: 72.8% |
79%Highest NH: 72.8% |
74.3%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 6 yrs older than NH |
1982Highest 3 yrs newer than NH |
1978 1 yr older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 19% above NH |
31 minLowest 15% above NH |
37 minHighest 38% above NH |
| Work from home | 12.1%±5.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
13.5%±7.1 NH: 16.8% |
14.7%±4.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Bennington and Bartlett 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 | Fall Mountain Regional School District | Bartlett School District | Contoocook Valley School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| 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.