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Bartlett vs Chatham vs Ogunquit vs Wolfeboro

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Chatham has the most kids (21.4% under 18).
Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).
Wolfeboro has the shortest commute (24 min average).

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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.

MeasureBartlettChathamOgunquitWolfeboro
People
Population
3,281
430Lowest
1,379
6,571Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+14.8%
U.S.: +7.4%
—
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+2.3%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
57.4±4.7
48% above U.S.
48.3±8.6Lowest
24% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
57±1.8
47% above U.S.
Ogunquit and Bartlett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
7.5%±2.7
U.S.: 22%
21.4%±7.4Highest
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
13.7%±3.3
U.S.: 22%
Chatham and Wolfeboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
36.1%±9.6
U.S.: 17.2%
26.5%±10Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
34.6%±5.2
U.S.: 17.2%
Ogunquit and Bartlett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
36.4%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
38.4%
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
45%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0.1%±0.4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.8%±3.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8
U.S.: 6.4%
2.8%±1.8
U.S.: 6.4%
Chatham and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$59,754±$9kLowest
26% below U.S.
$66,042±$19k
18% below U.S.
$114,259±$56kHighest
42% above U.S.
$94,375±$22k
17% above U.S.
Ogunquit and Wolfeboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$371,400±$78k
12% above U.S.
$362,900±$42kLowest
9% above U.S.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
$546,500±$60k
64% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,676±$97Highest
19% above U.S.
— —
$1,103±$76Lowest
22% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,512Lowest
19% below U.S.
$3,690
18% above U.S.
$4,473
43% above U.S.
$4,531Highest
45% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
68.5%±37.9Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
33.3%±100
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
12%±11.6
U.S.: 51.1%
Bartlett and Chatham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
10.5%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
8.1%
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
8.2%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
79%
U.S.: 65.2%
82.8%
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
78.1%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1982Highest
2 yrs newer than U.S.
1979
1 yr older than U.S.
1978Lowest
2 yrs older than U.S.
1982Highest
2 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
31 min
16% above U.S.
36 minHighest
35% above U.S.
26 min
about the U.S. average
24 minLowest
10% below U.S.
Work from home
13.5%±7.1
U.S.: 15.1%
7.3%±5.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
22.9%±6.6
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #74 of 120 in NH — — #46 of 120 in NH
School district Bartlett School District — — Governor Wentworth Regional School District
High school in town None in town — — Kingswood Regional High School
Students per teacherat that high school — — —
11.1
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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.