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Bartlett vs Dedham vs Hampton Beach
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bartlett has the most affordable homes ($371k median).
Dedham has the most kids (18.6% under 18).
Hampton Beach has the most people working from home (26.9%).
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 | Bartlett | Dedham | Hampton Beach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,281 |
25,237Highest |
2,605Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +14.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+14.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 57.4±4.7 48% above U.S. |
44.6±1.6Lowest 15% above U.S. |
60.4±2.4Highest 55% above U.S. |
| Hampton Beach 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% |
18.6%±1.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
3.1%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 36.1%±9.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.9%±2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
33.7%±4.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bartlett and Hampton Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
55%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
34%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.1%±0.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.6%±0.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,754±$9kLowest 26% below U.S. |
$128,955±$10kHighest 60% above U.S. |
$82,557±$17k about the U.S. average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $371,400±$78kLowest 12% above U.S. |
$661,800±$16kHighest 99% above U.S. |
$508,900±$76k 53% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,676±$97 19% above U.S. |
$2,042±$182Highest 45% above U.S. |
$1,375±$130Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,512Lowest 19% below U.S. |
$7,918Highest 154% above U.S. |
$6,115 96% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 68.5%±37.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
56.4%±10Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
61.7%±20.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Bartlett and Hampton Beach 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% |
5.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
73.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
62.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1956Lowest 24 yrs older than U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 16% above U.S. |
29 min 11% above U.S. |
25 minLowest 4% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 13.5%±7.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
20%±2.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
26.9%±6.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Hampton Beach and Dedham 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 | #74 of 120 in NH | #119 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Bartlett School District | Dedham | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Dedham High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.4 |
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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.