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Chatham vs Durham vs Bartlett
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Chatham has the most kids (21.4% under 18).
Durham has the highest household income ($112k).
Bartlett has the oldest population (median age 57.4).
Durham is a college town. 70.2% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Chatham | Durham | Bartlett |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 430Lowest |
10,681Highest |
3,281 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +7.8%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+14.8%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 48.3±8.6 12% above NH |
20.1±0.2Lowest 54% below NH |
57.4±4.7Highest 33% above NH |
| Bartlett and Chatham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.4%±7.4Highest NH: 18.2% |
6.5%±2Lowest NH: 18.2% |
7.5%±2.7 NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 26.5%±10 NH: 20.1% |
7.5%±1.4Lowest NH: 20.1% |
36.1%±9.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bartlett and Chatham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.4% NH: 40.6% |
75.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
36.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±3.8 NH: 6% |
70.2%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
0.1%±0.4Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $66,042±$19k 33% below NH |
$112,070±$25kHighest 13% above NH |
$59,754±$9kLowest 40% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $362,900±$42kLowest 10% below NH |
$498,000±$45kHighest 24% above NH |
$371,400±$78k 8% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,302±$211Lowest 13% below NH |
$1,676±$97Highest 12% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,690 45% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$2,512Lowest 62% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
55.4%±19.2 NH: 48.2% |
68.5%±37.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Bartlett and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.1%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
12.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
10.5% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.8%Highest NH: 72.8% |
53.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
79% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 same as NH |
1973Lowest 6 yrs older than NH |
1982Highest 3 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 33% above NH |
17 minLowest 36% below NH |
31 min 15% above NH |
| Work from home | 7.3%±5.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
15.6%±3.3Highest NH: 16.8% |
13.5%±7.1 NH: 16.8% |
| Durham and Bartlett 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 | — | #9 of 120 in NH | #74 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | — | Bartlett School District |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.