Compare towns
Bethlehem vs Whitefield vs Carroll
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%).
Whitefield has the most renters (37.4% rent).
Carroll has the most homeowners (91.6%).
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 | Whitefield | Carroll |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,537Highest |
2,516 |
659Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+8%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+7.5% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 50.6±8.5Lowest 17% above NH |
51.4±4.6 19% above NH |
62.4±4.8Highest 44% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 17.7%±5.4Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.3%±4.6 NH: 18.2% |
7%±4.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Bethlehem and Whitefield 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% |
28.6%±5.4 NH: 20.1% |
39.5%±4.4Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
26.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
35.2% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±0.9Lowest NH: 6% |
5.9%±3.2Highest NH: 6% |
1.8%±1.2 NH: 6% |
| Whitefield and Carroll 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 |
$63,125±$12kLowest 36% below NH |
$64,821±$26k 35% below NH |
| Bethlehem and Carroll 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 |
$240,400±$22kLowest 40% below NH |
$261,500±$42k 35% below NH |
| Bethlehem and Carroll are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,174±$81Highest 21% below NH |
$1,077±$160Lowest 28% below NH |
$1,078±$241 28% below NH |
| Bethlehem and Carroll are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,418Highest 19% below NH |
$4,394 34% below NH |
$3,356Lowest 50% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.3%±18.3 NH: 48.2% |
47.9%±15.6Highest NH: 48.2% |
28%±47.5Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Whitefield and Bethlehem are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.1% NH: 7.2% |
11%Highest NH: 7.2% |
5.5%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.3% NH: 72.8% |
62.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
91.6%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 6 yrs older than NH |
1965Lowest 14 yrs older than NH |
1984Highest 5 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 24% below NH |
26 minHighest about the NH average |
22 min 19% below NH |
| Work from home | 31.2%±12.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
7.2%±4.7 NH: 16.8% |
4.6%±3.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #34 of 120 in NH | #86 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Bethlehem School District · Profile School District | White Mountains Regional School District | — |
| High school in town | Profile Senior High School | White Mountains Regional High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.9Highest |
7.9Lowest |
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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.