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Barnet vs Dunbarton vs Ryegate

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 renters (20.1% rent).
Dunbarton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9%).
Ryegate has the youngest population (median age 41.2).

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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.

MeasureBarnetDunbartonRyegate
People
Population
1,855
3,097Highest
1,059Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-2.6%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+9%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
-0.8%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
47.7±5.3
23% above U.S.
48±3.7Highest
23% above U.S.
41.2±2.6Lowest
6% above U.S.
Dunbarton and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
21.6%±4.9
U.S.: 22%
19.8%±3.8Lowest
U.S.: 22%
23.2%±4.6Highest
U.S.: 22%
Ryegate and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
28.8%±3.8Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
20.4%±4.3Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
22.1%±1.5
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
35.6%
U.S.: 35.7%
39.6%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
29.1%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1%±0.9Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.8%±2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.4%±1.4
U.S.: 6.4%
Dunbarton and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$67,386±$15k
17% below U.S.
$124,348±$21kHighest
54% above U.S.
$66,484±$15kLowest
18% below U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$247,900±$24k
25% below U.S.
$484,100±$33kHighest
46% above U.S.
$219,300±$32kLowest
34% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$974±$72
31% below U.S.
$1,166±$70Highest
17% below U.S.
$908±$236Lowest
36% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,489
44% above U.S.
$8,233Highest
164% above U.S.
$3,472Lowest
11% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
59.3%±29.9Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
54.7%±60.7Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
55.9%±29.7
U.S.: 51.1%
Barnet and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
8.2%
U.S.: 12.5%
3%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
14.5%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
79.9%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
95.1%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
84.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1974
6 yrs older than U.S.
1990Highest
10 yrs newer than U.S.
1949Lowest
31 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 minLowest
5% above U.S.
34 minHighest
27% above U.S.
28 min
5% above U.S.
Work from home
13.3%±4.5Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
12.6%±5.4
U.S.: 15.1%
8.2%±3.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Barnet and Dunbarton 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 — #33 of 120 in NH —
School district Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78 Dunbarton School District —
High school in town None in town None in town —
On TownTapestry
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.