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Bartlett vs Lebanon 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
Lebanon has the most kids (14.6% 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 | Lebanon | Hart's Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,281 |
14,999Highest |
49Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +14.8%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+8.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 57.4±4.7 33% above NH |
38.9±3.1Lowest 10% 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% |
14.6%±2.4Highest NH: 18.2% |
0%±69.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 36.1%±9.6 NH: 20.1% |
21.4%±2.6Lowest 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% |
57.5%Highest NH: 40.6% |
0%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.1%±0.4 NH: 6% |
6.9%±2.6Highest NH: 6% |
0%±34.6Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,754±$9kLowest 40% below NH |
$98,147±$10kHighest about the NH average |
$78,182±$73k 21% below NH |
| Lebanon 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 |
$385,400±$29kHighest 4% below NH |
$189,700±$21kLowest 53% below NH |
| Lebanon and Bartlett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,676±$97Lowest 12% above NH |
$1,744±$132Highest 17% above NH |
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| Lebanon and Bartlett 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 |
$8,149Highest 22% above NH |
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| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 68.5%±37.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
41.9%±7.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
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| Bartlett and Lebanon 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% |
7% NH: 7.2% |
0%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79% NH: 72.8% |
51.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
100%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 3 yrs newer than NH |
1980 1 yr newer than NH |
1974Lowest 5 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 15% above NH |
14 minLowest 48% below NH |
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| Work from home | 13.5%±7.1 NH: 16.8% |
22.8%±4.3Highest NH: 16.8% |
3.7%±10.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Lebanon 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 | #29 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Bartlett School District | Lebanon School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Lebanon 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.