Compare towns
Bartlett vs Grantham vs Springfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bartlett has the most renters (21% rent).
Grantham has the shortest commute (23 min average).
Springfield has the most people working from home (16.7%).
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 | Grantham | Springfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,281 |
3,465Highest |
1,122Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +14.8%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+14% NH: +4.6% |
-4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 57.4±4.7Highest 33% above NH |
50.4±7.5Lowest 16% above NH |
51.4±8.8 19% above NH |
| Bartlett and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 7.5%±2.7Lowest NH: 18.2% |
19.1%±6.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
15.1%±8 NH: 18.2% |
| Grantham and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 36.1%±9.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
17%±6.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
19.8%±1.6 NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
59.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
36.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.1%±0.4 NH: 6% |
4.8%±6Highest NH: 6% |
0%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
| Grantham and Bartlett 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 40% below NH |
$106,403±$54kHighest 7% above NH |
$100,893±$19k about the NH average |
| Grantham and Springfield 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 |
$343,100±$39kLowest 15% below NH |
$384,100±$50kHighest 5% below NH |
| Springfield 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 |
— | $1,096±$217Lowest 26% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,512Lowest 62% below NH |
$7,605Highest 14% above NH |
$5,946 11% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 68.5%±37.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
— | 25.9%±64.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Bartlett and Springfield 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% |
0%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
3.4% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
100%Highest NH: 72.8% |
90.7% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Lowest 3 yrs newer than NH |
1987Highest 8 yrs newer than NH |
1985 6 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 15% above NH |
23 minLowest 16% below NH |
34 minHighest 29% above NH |
| Work from home | 13.5%±7.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
13.8%±6.2 NH: 16.8% |
16.7%±11.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Springfield and Grantham 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 | #6 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Bartlett School District | Grantham School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.