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Bartlett vs Dover vs Hart's Location
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dover has the most kids (16.9% under 18).
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 |
33,364Highest |
49Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +14.8%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+9.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 57.4±4.7 33% above NH |
36.9±1.9Lowest 15% below NH |
65±9.1Highest 50% above NH |
| 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 NH: 18.2% |
16.9%±1.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
0%±69.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 36.1%±9.6 NH: 20.1% |
16.8%±1.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
49%±74.3Highest NH: 20.1% |
| 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% NH: 40.6% |
52%Highest NH: 40.6% |
0%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.1%±0.4 NH: 6% |
6.2%±1.2Highest NH: 6% |
0%±34.6Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,754±$9kLowest 40% below NH |
$94,829±$7kHighest 4% below NH |
$78,182±$73k 21% below NH |
| Dover and Hart's Location are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $371,400±$78k 8% below NH |
$436,700±$20kHighest 8% above NH |
$189,700±$21kLowest 53% below NH |
| Dover and Bartlett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,676±$97Highest 12% above NH |
$1,607±$100Lowest 8% above NH |
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| Bartlett and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,512Lowest 62% below NH |
$8,249Highest 24% above NH |
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| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 68.5%±37.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
48.6%±6.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
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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 NH: 7.2% |
8.3% NH: 7.2% |
0%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79% NH: 72.8% |
52.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
100%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 3 yrs newer than NH |
1976 3 yrs older than NH |
1974Lowest 5 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 15% above NH |
23 minLowest 15% below NH |
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| Work from home | 13.5%±7.1 NH: 16.8% |
18.6%±2.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
3.7%±10.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Dover and Bartlett 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 | #64 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Bartlett School District | Dover School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Dover Senior High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.7 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
NH 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.