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Bartlett vs Dover vs Hart's Location
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 renters (21% rent).
Dover has the most expensive homes ($1340k median).
Hart's Location has the most affordable homes ($190k median).
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 | Dover | Hart's Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,281 |
5,930Highest |
49Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +14.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 57.4±4.7 48% above U.S. |
44.9±2.3Lowest 15% above U.S. |
65±9.1Highest 67% above U.S. |
| Hart's Location 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% |
26%±5.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
0%±69.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 36.1%±9.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
16.7%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
49%±74.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Hart's Location 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
84.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
0%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.1%±0.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
7.2%±2.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0%±34.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,754±$9kLowest 26% below U.S. |
$250,001Highest 210% above U.S. |
$78,182±$73k 3% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $371,400±$78k 12% above U.S. |
$1,340,300±$117kHighest 303% above U.S. |
$189,700±$21kLowest 43% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,676±$97Lowest 19% above U.S. |
$2,917±$2kHighest 106% above U.S. |
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| Dover and Bartlett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,512Lowest 19% below U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
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| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 68.5%±37.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
20%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
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| Bartlett and Dover 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% |
2.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
0%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
97.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
100%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1970Lowest 10 yrs older than U.S. |
1974 6 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 16% above U.S. |
35 minHighest 31% above U.S. |
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| Work from home | 13.5%±7.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
34.2%±6.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
3.7%±10.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #74 of 120 in NH | #1 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Bartlett School District | Dover · Dover-Sherborn | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Dover-Sherborn Regional High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.8 |
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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.