Compare towns
Colebrook vs Bartlett vs Whitefield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Colebrook has the most affordable homes ($157k median).
Bartlett has the most people working from home (13.5%).
Whitefield has the most kids (14.3% under 18).
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 | Colebrook | Bartlett | Whitefield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,268Lowest |
3,281Highest |
2,516 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -13.8%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+14.8%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+8% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 53.4±6.7 23% above NH |
57.4±4.7Highest 33% above NH |
51.4±4.6Lowest 19% above NH |
| Bartlett and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.1%±4 NH: 18.2% |
7.5%±2.7Lowest NH: 18.2% |
14.3%±4.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Whitefield and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.8%±5.2Lowest NH: 20.1% |
36.1%±9.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
28.6%±5.4 NH: 20.1% |
| Bartlett and Whitefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 17.5%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
36.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
26.7% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±3.9 NH: 6% |
0.1%±0.4Lowest NH: 6% |
5.9%±3.2Highest NH: 6% |
| Whitefield and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $46,833±$10kLowest 53% below NH |
$59,754±$9k 40% below NH |
$63,125±$12kHighest 36% below NH |
| Whitefield and Bartlett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $156,700±$31kLowest 61% below NH |
$371,400±$78kHighest 8% below NH |
$240,400±$22k 40% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $750±$238Lowest 50% below NH |
$1,676±$97Highest 12% above NH |
$1,077±$160 28% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,480 48% below NH |
$2,512Lowest 62% below NH |
$4,394Highest 34% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.3%±19.5 NH: 48.2% |
68.5%±37.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
47.9%±15.6Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Bartlett and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
10.5%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
11% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 54%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
79%Highest NH: 72.8% |
62.6% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1953Lowest 26 yrs older than NH |
1982Highest 3 yrs newer than NH |
1965 14 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 26% below NH |
31 minHighest 15% above NH |
26 min about the NH average |
| Work from home | 1.7%±2.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
13.5%±7.1Highest NH: 16.8% |
7.2%±4.7 NH: 16.8% |
| Bartlett and Whitefield 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 | — | #74 of 120 in NH | #86 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | Bartlett School District | White Mountains Regional School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | White Mountains Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 7.9 |
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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.