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Auburn vs Bartlett vs Durham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Auburn has the most kids (19.3% under 18).
Bartlett has the oldest population (median age 57.4).
Durham has the youngest population (median age 20.8).
Durham is a college town. 55.1% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Auburn | Bartlett | Durham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,119 |
3,281Lowest |
15,080Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +20%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+14.8% NH: +4.6% |
+5.8%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.3±5.9 about the NH average |
57.4±4.7Highest 33% above NH |
20.8±0.3Lowest 52% below NH |
| Kids under 18 | 19.3%±4.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
7.5%±2.7Lowest NH: 18.2% |
10.3%±2.1 NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 13.4%±3.2 NH: 20.1% |
36.1%±9.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
11.5%±1.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.3% NH: 40.6% |
36.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
75.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.2%±4.7 NH: 6% |
0.1%±0.4Lowest NH: 6% |
55.1%±3.2Highest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $153,253±$6kHighest 55% above NH |
$59,754±$9kLowest 40% below NH |
$124,056±$21k 25% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $600,300±$29kHighest 49% above NH |
$371,400±$78kLowest 8% below NH |
$504,300±$41k 25% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,893±$822Highest 27% above NH |
$1,676±$97 12% above NH |
$1,429±$143Lowest 4% below NH |
| Auburn and Bartlett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,092 21% above NH |
$2,512Lowest 62% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27.6%±27Lowest NH: 48.2% |
68.5%±37.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
66.4%±16 NH: 48.2% |
| Bartlett and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.5%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
10.5% NH: 7.2% |
15.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
79% NH: 72.8% |
64.4%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 5 yrs newer than NH |
1982 3 yrs newer than NH |
1981Lowest 2 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 4% above NH |
31 minHighest 15% above NH |
19 minLowest 27% below NH |
| Work from home | 26.5%±6.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
13.5%±7.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
19.4%±3.5 NH: 16.8% |
| Auburn and Durham 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 | #44 of 120 in NH | #74 of 120 in NH | #9 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Auburn School District | Bartlett School District | Oyster River Coop School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Oyster River High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.3 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | 51 photos → |
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.