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Bartlett vs Hanover vs Conway
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+14.8%).
Hanover has the highest household income ($153k).
Conway has the most kids (12.4% under 18).
Hanover is a college town. 49.8% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Hanover | Conway |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,281Lowest |
8,479 |
10,141Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +14.8%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.1% NH: +4.6% |
-2.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 57.4±4.7Highest 33% above NH |
21.8±0.3Lowest 50% below NH |
55±4.1 27% above NH |
| Bartlett and Conway 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% |
9.8%±2.2 NH: 18.2% |
12.4%±2.4Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Conway and Hanover 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%±3.2Lowest NH: 20.1% |
35.1%±5.1 NH: 20.1% |
| Bartlett and Conway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
89.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
37.9% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.1%±0.4Lowest NH: 6% |
49.8%±2.5Highest NH: 6% |
5%±3 NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,754±$9kLowest 40% below NH |
$153,281±$26kHighest 55% above NH |
$64,385±$8k 35% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $371,400±$78k 8% below NH |
$842,600±$97kHighest 109% above NH |
$314,000±$43kLowest 22% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,676±$97 12% above NH |
$2,254±$249Highest 51% above NH |
$1,095±$141Lowest 27% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,512Lowest 62% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$4,087 39% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 68.5%±37.9 NH: 48.2% |
72%±17.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
47.3%±13.9Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Hanover and Bartlett 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%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79%Highest NH: 72.8% |
62.4%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
71.2% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 3 yrs newer than NH |
1974Lowest 5 yrs older than NH |
1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 15% above NH |
19 minLowest 29% below NH |
21 min 23% below NH |
| Work from home | 13.5%±7.1 NH: 16.8% |
26.7%±6Highest NH: 16.8% |
13.4%±4.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #74 of 120 in NH | #1 of 120 in NH | #76 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Bartlett School District | — | Conway School District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Kennett High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.7 |
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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.