Compare towns
Alstead vs Bartlett vs Jaffrey
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 most renters (24% rent).
Bartlett has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14.8%).
Jaffrey has the most kids (23.1% 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 | Jaffrey |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,551Lowest |
3,281 |
5,448Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.8%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+14.8%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-2.5% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 56±3.3 29% above NH |
57.4±4.7Highest 33% above NH |
42.9±3.9Lowest 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% |
23.1%±5.1Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 27.8%±4.2 NH: 20.1% |
36.1%±9.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
18.5%±3.8Lowest 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% |
31.2% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.6Highest NH: 6% |
0.1%±0.4Lowest NH: 6% |
3.1%±2.4 NH: 6% |
| Alstead and Jaffrey 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 |
$92,330±$18kHighest 7% below NH |
| Jaffrey and Alstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $271,600±$37k 33% below NH |
$371,400±$78kHighest 8% below NH |
$245,500±$27kLowest 39% 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 |
$962±$202Lowest 35% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,322 20% below NH |
$2,512Lowest 62% below NH |
$6,196Highest 7% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 72.1%±22.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
68.5%±37.9 NH: 48.2% |
45.7%±23Lowest 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% |
3.8%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
79% NH: 72.8% |
81.8%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 6 yrs older than NH |
1982Highest 3 yrs newer than NH |
1973Lowest 6 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 19% above NH |
31 min 15% above NH |
25 minLowest 8% below NH |
| Work from home | 12.1%±5.6 NH: 16.8% |
13.5%±7.1Highest NH: 16.8% |
7.5%±4.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Bartlett and Alstead 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 | #87 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Fall Mountain Regional School District | Bartlett School District | Jaffrey-Rindge Cooperative School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Conant Middle High School (H) |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 21.3 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.