Compare towns
Alstead vs Epping vs Warren 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
Alstead has the most renters (24% rent).
Epping has the most people working from home (24%).
Warren has the most affordable homes ($237k median).
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 | Alstead | Epping | Warren | Bartlett |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,551 |
7,430Highest |
942Lowest |
3,281 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.8% NH: +4.6% |
+11.1% NH: +4.6% |
-8.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+14.8%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 56±3.3 29% above NH |
45.1±3.5Lowest 4% above NH |
51.6±9.7 19% above NH |
57.4±4.7Highest 33% above NH |
| 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% |
18.7%±4.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
18%±4.6 NH: 18.2% |
7.5%±2.7Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Epping and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 27.8%±4.2 NH: 20.1% |
22.6%±5.2Lowest NH: 20.1% |
24.6%±3.8 NH: 20.1% |
36.1%±9.6Highest 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% NH: 40.6% |
37%Highest NH: 40.6% |
24.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
36.4% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.6 NH: 6% |
5.1%±3.3Highest NH: 6% |
1.5%±1.9 NH: 6% |
0.1%±0.4Lowest NH: 6% |
| Epping and Alstead 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 |
$104,220±$7kHighest 5% above NH |
$62,981±$14k 36% below NH |
$59,754±$9kLowest 40% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $271,600±$37k 33% below NH |
$436,900±$35kHighest 9% above NH |
$237,200±$35kLowest 41% below NH |
$371,400±$78k 8% below NH |
| Epping and Bartlett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,742±$576Highest 17% above NH |
$1,167±$586Lowest 22% below NH |
$1,676±$97 12% above NH |
| Epping and Bartlett 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 |
$6,936Highest 4% above NH |
$3,299 51% below NH |
$2,512Lowest 62% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 72.1%±22.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
67.8%±25.9 NH: 48.2% |
44.4%±42Lowest NH: 48.2% |
68.5%±37.9 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% |
4.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
11.9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
10.5% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
86.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
85.5% NH: 72.8% |
79% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 6 yrs older than NH |
1989Highest 10 yrs newer than NH |
1977 2 yrs older than NH |
1982 3 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 19% above NH |
32 minHighest 21% above NH |
28 minLowest 4% above NH |
31 min 15% above NH |
| Work from home | 12.1%±5.6 NH: 16.8% |
24%±6.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
11.8%±4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
13.5%±7.1 NH: 16.8% |
| Epping 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 | — | #77 of 120 in NH | — | #74 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Fall Mountain Regional School District | Epping School District | Warren School District | Bartlett School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Epping High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.3 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.