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Barnet vs Barnet vs Hampton Falls

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Barnet has the most people working from home (55%).
Barnet has the most renters (20.1% rent).
Hampton Falls has the most expensive homes ($773k median).

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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.

MeasureBarnetBarnetHampton Falls
People
Population
61Lowest
1,855
2,328Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-2.6%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+7.5%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
62.2±45.8Highest
60% above U.S.
47.7±5.3Lowest
23% above U.S.
49.5±7.3
27% above U.S.
Barnet and Hampton Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
31.1%±29.6Highest
U.S.: 22%
21.6%±4.9
U.S.: 22%
19.1%±5.6Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Barnet and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
36.1%±44.4Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
28.8%±3.8
U.S.: 17.2%
25%±3.6Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Barnet and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
59.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
35.6%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
54.5%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0%±23.2Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
1%±0.9
U.S.: 6.4%
3.8%±2.1Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Hampton Falls and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$57,917±$16kLowest
28% below U.S.
$67,386±$15k
17% below U.S.
$166,157±$14kHighest
106% above U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$204,200±$38kLowest
39% below U.S.
$247,900±$24k
25% below U.S.
$772,600±$76kHighest
132% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$974±$72Lowest
31% below U.S.
$1,852±$475Highest
31% above U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,950Lowest
5% below U.S.
$4,489
44% above U.S.
$10,000+Highest
at least 221% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent —
59.3%±29.9Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
27.2%±22.7Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Barnet and Hampton Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
47.5%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
8.2%
U.S.: 12.5%
4%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
100%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
79.9%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
86.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
1974
6 yrs older than U.S.
1981Highest
1 yr newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way —
28 minLowest
5% above U.S.
32 minHighest
22% above U.S.
Work from home
55%±29Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
13.3%±4.5Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
21.8%±4.8
U.S.: 15.1%
Barnet and Hampton Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78 Hampton Falls School District
High school in town — None in town None in town
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Old photos in History None yet None yet None yet

U.S. 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.