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Bethlehem 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
Bethlehem has the most kids (17.7% 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 | Bethlehem | Hart's Location |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,537Highest |
49Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.7% NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 50.6±8.5Lowest 17% above NH |
65±9.1Highest 50% above NH |
| Hart's Location and Bethlehem are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 17.7%±5.4Highest NH: 18.2% |
0%±69.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Bethlehem and Hart's Location are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 28.2%±5.5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
49%±74.3Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Hart's Location 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%Highest NH: 40.6% |
0%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±0.9Highest NH: 6% |
0%±34.6Lowest NH: 6% |
| Bethlehem and Hart's Location are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $85,029±$18kHighest 14% below NH |
$78,182±$73kLowest 21% below NH |
| Bethlehem 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 | $288,300±$22kHighest 28% below NH |
$189,700±$21kLowest 53% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,174±$81 21% below NH |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,418 19% below NH |
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| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.3%±18.3 NH: 48.2% |
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| Below poverty line | 10.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
0%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.3%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
100%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 6 yrs older than NH |
1974Highest 5 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 20 min 24% below NH |
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| Work from home | 31.2%±12.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
3.7%±10.5Lowest 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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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.