Compare towns
Bethlehem vs Dublin vs Peterborough
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%).
Dublin has the highest household income ($105k).
Peterborough 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 | Dublin | Peterborough |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,537 |
1,688Lowest |
2,539Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.7% NH: +4.6% |
-4.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
-0.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 50.6±8.5 17% above NH |
49.3±8.4Lowest 14% above NH |
55.5±9.2Highest 28% above NH |
| Peterborough and Bethlehem are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.7%±5.4 NH: 18.2% |
21.4%±3Highest NH: 18.2% |
10.4%±4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Dublin and Bethlehem are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.2%±5.5 NH: 20.1% |
25%±4.7Lowest NH: 20.1% |
35.1%±5.4Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Peterborough and Bethlehem are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
45.8% NH: 40.6% |
57.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±0.9Lowest NH: 6% |
4.2%±3.9Highest NH: 6% |
1.3%±1.2 NH: 6% |
| Dublin and Peterborough 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 |
$104,659±$14kHighest 6% above NH |
$85,833±$15k 13% below NH |
| Dublin and Peterborough 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 |
$430,500±$72kHighest 7% above NH |
$379,300±$57k 6% below NH |
| Dublin and Peterborough 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 |
$1,325±$165 11% below NH |
$1,515±$290Highest about the NH average |
| Peterborough and Dublin 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 |
$8,165Highest 22% above NH |
$7,422 11% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.3%±18.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
29.2%±8.9Lowest NH: 48.2% |
36.9%±20.1 NH: 48.2% |
| Bethlehem and Peterborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
9.7% NH: 7.2% |
3.2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.3% NH: 72.8% |
83.2%Highest NH: 72.8% |
56.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Highest 6 yrs older than NH |
1968 11 yrs older than NH |
1954Lowest 25 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 24% below NH |
28 minHighest about the NH average |
25 min 7% below NH |
| Work from home | 31.2%±12.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
22%±10.8 NH: 16.8% |
16.1%±6.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Bethlehem and Dublin 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 | #34 of 120 in NH | — | #59 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Bethlehem School District · Profile School District | Contoocook Valley School District | — |
| High school in town | Profile Senior High School | None in town | — |
| 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.