Compare towns
Alstead vs Bridgewater vs Unity
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 people working from home (12.1%).
Bridgewater has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.1%).
Unity has the most homeowners (94.5%).
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 | Bridgewater | Unity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,551Highest |
1,169Lowest |
1,375 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.8% NH: +4.6% |
+7.1%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-9.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 56±3.3Lowest 29% above NH |
58.3±6.3Highest 35% above NH |
58±4.5 34% above NH |
| Bridgewater and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.3%±3.1Highest NH: 18.2% |
10.8%±3.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
12%±4.1 NH: 18.2% |
| Alstead and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.8%±4.2Lowest NH: 20.1% |
33.1%±1.8 NH: 20.1% |
34.9%±7Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Unity and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.3% NH: 40.6% |
32.8%Highest NH: 40.6% |
21.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.6Highest NH: 6% |
1.3%±1.2 NH: 6% |
1%±0.7Lowest NH: 6% |
| Alstead and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,526±$11kLowest 35% below NH |
$82,361±$9k 17% below NH |
$87,500±$16kHighest 12% below NH |
| Unity and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $271,600±$37kLowest 33% below NH |
$398,600±$65kHighest about the NH average |
$276,100±$29k 31% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,125±$201Lowest 25% below NH |
$1,625±$804Highest 9% above NH |
| Unity and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,322 20% below NH |
$2,823Lowest 58% below NH |
$5,394Highest 19% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 72.1%±22.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
32.1%±13.6Lowest NH: 48.2% |
40%±100 NH: 48.2% |
| Alstead and Unity 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% |
11.9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
6.3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
79.7% NH: 72.8% |
94.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 6 yrs older than NH |
1979 same as NH |
1982Highest 3 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 19% above NH |
30 minLowest 13% above NH |
35 minHighest 31% above NH |
| Work from home | 12.1%±5.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
8%±3.3Lowest NH: 16.8% |
9.5%±4 NH: 16.8% |
| Alstead and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Fall Mountain Regional School District | Newfound Area School District | Unity 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.