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Bristol vs Fitzwilliam vs Dunbarton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bristol has the most renters (30.3% rent).
Fitzwilliam has the most people working from home (18.6%).
Dunbarton has the most expensive homes ($484k 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 | Bristol | Fitzwilliam | Dunbarton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,273Highest |
2,278Lowest |
3,097 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.2% NH: +4.6% |
-1.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+9%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 42.7±5.7Lowest about the NH average |
49.2±4.2Highest 14% above NH |
48±3.7 11% above NH |
| Fitzwilliam and Dunbarton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.3%±6.4Highest NH: 18.2% |
15.1%±2.9Lowest NH: 18.2% |
19.8%±3.8 NH: 18.2% |
| Bristol and Dunbarton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.2%±4.9 NH: 20.1% |
27%±3.4Highest NH: 20.1% |
20.4%±4.3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Fitzwilliam and Bristol are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.5%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
37.6% NH: 40.6% |
39.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±2 NH: 6% |
2%±0.8Lowest NH: 6% |
3.8%±2Highest NH: 6% |
| Dunbarton and Bristol are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $78,438±$10kLowest 21% below NH |
$100,735±$11k about the NH average |
$124,348±$21kHighest 26% above NH |
| Dunbarton and Fitzwilliam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $258,300±$63kLowest 36% below NH |
$305,900±$34k 24% below NH |
$484,100±$33kHighest 20% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,310±$97Highest 12% below NH |
— | $1,166±$70Lowest 22% below NH |
| Bristol and Dunbarton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,162Lowest 38% below NH |
$5,173 22% below NH |
$8,233Highest 23% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.3%±14.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
72.1%±51.8Highest NH: 48.2% |
54.7%±60.7 NH: 48.2% |
| Fitzwilliam and Dunbarton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.3%Highest NH: 7.2% |
9.2% NH: 7.2% |
3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
94.2% NH: 72.8% |
95.1%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 2 yrs older than NH |
1967Lowest 12 yrs older than NH |
1990Highest 11 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 4% above NH |
39 minHighest 48% above NH |
34 min 25% above NH |
| Work from home | 11.8%±5.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
18.6%±4.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
12.6%±5.4 NH: 16.8% |
| Fitzwilliam and Dunbarton 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 | #79 of 120 in NH | — | #33 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newfound Area School District | Monadnock Regional School District | Dunbarton School District |
| High school in town | Newfound Regional High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.5 |
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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.