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Bethlehem vs Deering
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bethlehem has the most people working from home (31.2%).
Deering has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.4%).
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 | Bethlehem | Deering |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,537Highest |
1,938Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
-0.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 50.6±8.5Highest 17% above NH |
48.8±5.7Lowest 13% above NH |
| Bethlehem and Deering are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 17.7%±5.4Highest NH: 18.2% |
17.3%±4.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Bethlehem and Deering are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 28.2%±5.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
23.9%±1.2Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bethlehem and Deering are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
31%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±0.9Lowest NH: 6% |
1.6%±1.1Highest NH: 6% |
| Deering and Bethlehem are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $85,029±$18kLowest 14% below NH |
$101,250±$16kHighest about the NH average |
| Deering and Bethlehem are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $288,300±$22kLowest 28% below NH |
$309,900±$27kHighest 23% below NH |
| Deering and Bethlehem are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,174±$81Lowest 21% below NH |
$1,306±$116Highest 12% below NH |
| Deering and Bethlehem are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,418Lowest 19% below NH |
$6,223Highest 7% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.3%±18.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
23.9%±27.6Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Bethlehem and Deering are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 10.1%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
14.3%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.3%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
87.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 6 yrs older than NH |
1977Highest 2 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 24% below NH |
40 minHighest 49% above NH |
| Work from home | 31.2%±12.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
10%±2.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #34 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Bethlehem School District · Profile School District | — |
| High school in town | Profile Senior High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.9 |
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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.