Compare towns
Bartlett vs Hartford vs St. Albans
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+14.8%).
Hartford has the highest household income ($78k).
St. Albans has the most renters (51% rent).
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 | Hartford | St. Albans |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,281Lowest |
10,736Highest |
6,954 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +14.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 57.4±4.7Highest 48% above U.S. |
43.2±3.9 11% above U.S. |
38.7±2Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Kids under 18 | 7.5%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18%±3 U.S.: 22% |
20.5%±3.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
| St. Albans and Hartford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 36.1%±9.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.5%±3.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
13.9%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
47.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
31.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.1%±0.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.9%±1.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.7%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Hartford and St. Albans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,754±$9k 26% below U.S. |
$78,125±$7kHighest 3% below U.S. |
$57,980±$7kLowest 28% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $371,400±$78kHighest 12% above U.S. |
$304,500±$26k 8% below U.S. |
$263,400±$18kLowest 21% below U.S. |
| Bartlett and Hartford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,676±$97Highest 19% above U.S. |
$1,218±$118 14% below U.S. |
$1,150±$78Lowest 19% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,512Lowest 19% below U.S. |
$5,773Highest 85% above U.S. |
$4,436 42% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 68.5%±37.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
44.6%±12.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
51.8%±11.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Bartlett and St. Albans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
11.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
19.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
67.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
49%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 16% above U.S. |
18 minLowest 30% below U.S. |
23 min 14% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 13.5%±7.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
13.9%±3.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.1%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Hartford 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 | #34 of 70 in VT | #46 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Bartlett School District | Hartford School District | Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 |
| High school in town | None in town | Hartford High School | Bellows Free Academy (St. Albans) |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.6Lowest |
11.4Highest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.