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Enfield vs Gorham vs Bristol
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Enfield has the highest household income ($99k).
Gorham has the most affordable homes ($162k median).
Bristol has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.2%).
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 | Enfield | Gorham | Bristol |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,994Lowest |
2,682 |
3,273Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2% NH: +4.6% |
-5.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+6.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 58.1±20Highest 34% above NH |
53.9±3.6 24% above NH |
42.7±5.7Lowest about the NH average |
| Enfield and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.5%±8.8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
12.5%±3.9 NH: 18.2% |
24.3%±6.4Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 33.8%±12.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
31.7%±6.8 NH: 20.1% |
23.2%±4.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Enfield and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.1% NH: 40.6% |
20.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
35.5%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±7.3 NH: 6% |
6.7%±2.8Highest NH: 6% |
3.6%±2Lowest NH: 6% |
| Gorham and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $99,330±$21kHighest about the NH average |
$61,275±$7kLowest 38% below NH |
$78,438±$10k 21% below NH |
| Enfield and Bristol are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $277,900±$56kHighest 31% below NH |
$161,600±$49kLowest 60% below NH |
$258,300±$63k 36% below NH |
| Enfield and Bristol are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $838±$83Lowest 44% below NH |
$1,310±$97Highest 12% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,779Highest 28% below NH |
$4,334 35% below NH |
$4,162Lowest 38% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 14.6%±17.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
41%±20.3 NH: 48.2% |
46.3%±14.2Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Bristol and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 23.7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
10.3% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.5% NH: 72.8% |
71.6%Highest NH: 72.8% |
69.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 3 yrs newer than NH |
1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
1977 2 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 19% below NH |
23 min 15% below NH |
28 minHighest 4% above NH |
| Work from home | 10.6%±9.6 NH: 16.8% |
1.7%±1.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
11.8%±5.2Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Bristol and Enfield 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 | #5 of 120 in NH | #57 of 120 in NH | #79 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | Gorham Randolph Shelburne Cooperative School District | Newfound Area School District |
| High school in town | — | Gorham High School | Newfound Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.0Lowest |
11.5Highest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.