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Bartlett vs Hampton 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
Hampton has the most people working from home (21.7%).
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 | Hampton | Hart's Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,281 |
16,426Highest |
49Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +14.8%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 57.4±4.7 33% above NH |
55.8±2.1Lowest 29% above 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% |
11.6%±2.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
0%±69.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Hampton and Bartlett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 36.1%±9.6 NH: 20.1% |
30.9%±2.8Lowest 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% |
42.8%Highest NH: 40.6% |
0%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.1%±0.4 NH: 6% |
3.1%±1.1Highest NH: 6% |
0%±34.6Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,754±$9kLowest 40% below NH |
$95,233±$9kHighest 4% below NH |
$78,182±$73k 21% below NH |
| Hampton 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 |
$550,200±$39kHighest 37% above NH |
$189,700±$21kLowest 53% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,676±$97Highest 12% above NH |
$1,628±$94Lowest 9% above NH |
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| Bartlett and Hampton 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 |
$6,813Highest about the NH average |
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| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 68.5%±37.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
56.8%±10.4Lowest NH: 48.2% |
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| Bartlett and Hampton 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% |
5.6% NH: 7.2% |
0%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79% NH: 72.8% |
73.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
100%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 3 yrs newer than NH |
1978 1 yr older than NH |
1974Lowest 5 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 15% above NH |
26 minLowest 3% below NH |
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| Work from home | 13.5%±7.1 NH: 16.8% |
21.7%±3.3Highest NH: 16.8% |
3.7%±10.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Hampton 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 | #31 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Bartlett School District | Hampton School District · Winnacunnet Cooperative School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Winnacunnet High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.1 |
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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.