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Bartlett vs Sugar Hill 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
Sugar Hill has the highest household income ($154k).
Conway has the shortest commute (21 min average).
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 | Sugar Hill | Conway |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,281 |
658Lowest |
10,141Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +14.8% NH: +4.6% |
+14.9%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-2.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 57.4±4.7 33% above NH |
60.8±2.1Highest 40% above NH |
55±4.1Lowest 27% above NH |
| Sugar Hill 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 NH: 18.2% |
10.3%±3.5 NH: 18.2% |
12.4%±2.4Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Conway and Sugar Hill 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% |
37.2%±12.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
35.1%±5.1Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Sugar Hill 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%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
59%Highest NH: 40.6% |
37.9% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.1%±0.4Lowest NH: 6% |
2%±3.1 NH: 6% |
5%±3Highest NH: 6% |
| Conway and Sugar Hill 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 40% below NH |
$154,091±$32kHighest 56% above NH |
$64,385±$8k 35% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $371,400±$78k 8% below NH |
$639,700±$50kHighest 59% above NH |
$314,000±$43kLowest 22% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,676±$97Highest 12% above NH |
$1,208±$630 19% below NH |
$1,095±$141Lowest 27% below NH |
| Bartlett and Sugar Hill 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 |
$7,340Highest 10% above NH |
$4,087 39% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 68.5%±37.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
40%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
47.3%±13.9 NH: 48.2% |
| Bartlett and Conway 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% |
0.9%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79% NH: 72.8% |
95.4%Highest NH: 72.8% |
71.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 3 yrs newer than NH |
1964Lowest 15 yrs older than NH |
1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 15% above NH |
26 min about the NH average |
21 minLowest 23% below NH |
| Work from home | 13.5%±7.1 NH: 16.8% |
16.8%±4.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
13.4%±4.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Sugar Hill 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 | — | #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.