Compare towns
Amherst vs Bartlett vs Enfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Amherst has the most kids (22.4% under 18).
Bartlett has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14.8%).
Enfield has the shortest commute (24 min average).
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 | Amherst | Bartlett | Enfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,861Highest |
3,281Lowest |
4,475 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.9% NH: +4.6% |
+14.8%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-2.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 45.9±3.5Lowest 6% above NH |
57.4±4.7 33% above NH |
58.3±5.4Highest 35% above NH |
| Enfield and Bartlett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.4%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
7.5%±2.7Lowest NH: 18.2% |
7.9%±4.6 NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 20.2%±3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
36.1%±9.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
30.7%±7.6 NH: 20.1% |
| Bartlett and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 65.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
36.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
43% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.5Highest NH: 6% |
0.1%±0.4Lowest NH: 6% |
2.7%±3.4 NH: 6% |
| Amherst and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $153,196±$10kHighest 55% above NH |
$59,754±$9kLowest 40% below NH |
$95,474±$19k 4% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $537,600±$30kHighest 34% above NH |
$371,400±$78kLowest 8% below NH |
$390,800±$71k about the NH average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,462±$256 about the NH average |
$1,676±$97Highest 12% above NH |
$1,181±$563Lowest 21% below NH |
| Bartlett and Amherst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,773Highest 47% above NH |
$2,512Lowest 62% below NH |
$6,203 7% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.4%±9 NH: 48.2% |
68.5%±37.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
17.8%±16.7Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Bartlett and Amherst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
10.5% NH: 7.2% |
16.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
79%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
82.1% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr older than NH |
1982 3 yrs newer than NH |
1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 22% above NH |
31 min 15% above NH |
24 minLowest 11% below NH |
| Work from home | 32.4%±5.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
13.5%±7.1 NH: 16.8% |
11%±5.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #20 of 120 in NH | #74 of 120 in NH | #5 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Amherst School District · Souhegan Cooperative School District | Bartlett School District | Mascoma Valley Regional School District |
| High school in town | Souhegan Coop High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.4 |
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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.