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Bartlett vs Mount Tabor vs Wolfeboro

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 the most affordable homes ($371k median).
Mount Tabor has the most homeowners (92.3%).
Wolfeboro has the most people working from home (22.9%).

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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.

MeasureBartlettMount TaborWolfeboro
People
Population
3,281
304Lowest
6,571Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+14.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
—
+2.3%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
57.4±4.7
48% above U.S.
57.8±10.6Highest
49% above U.S.
57±1.8Lowest
47% above U.S.
Mount Tabor and Bartlett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
7.5%±2.7Lowest
U.S.: 22%
10.2%±6.1
U.S.: 22%
13.7%±3.3Highest
U.S.: 22%
Wolfeboro and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
36.1%±9.6
U.S.: 17.2%
42.4%±18.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
34.6%±5.2Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Mount Tabor 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%
U.S.: 35.7%
34.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
45%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0.1%±0.4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.6%±4
U.S.: 6.4%
2.8%±1.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Wolfeboro and Mount Tabor 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
26% below U.S.
—
$94,375±$22kHighest
17% above U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$371,400±$78kLowest
12% above U.S.
$420,500±$76k
26% above U.S.
$546,500±$60kHighest
64% above U.S.
Wolfeboro and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,676±$97
19% above U.S.
$2,143±$367Highest
52% above U.S.
$1,103±$76Lowest
22% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,512Lowest
19% below U.S.
$5,233Highest
68% above U.S.
$4,531
45% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
68.5%±37.9Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
12%±11.6
U.S.: 51.1%
Below poverty line
10.5%
U.S.: 12.5%
11%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
8.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
79%
U.S.: 65.2%
92.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
78.1%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1982Highest
2 yrs newer than U.S.
1946Lowest
34 yrs older than U.S.
1982Highest
2 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
31 min
16% above U.S.
46 minHighest
72% above U.S.
24 minLowest
10% below U.S.
Work from home
13.5%±7.1
U.S.: 15.1%
10.4%±8.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
22.9%±6.6Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Wolfeboro 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 — #46 of 120 in NH
School district Bartlett School District — Governor Wentworth Regional School District
High school in town None in town — Kingswood Regional High School
Students per teacherat that high school — —
11.1
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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.