Compare towns
Enfield vs Bethlehem vs Enfield
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 most expensive homes ($391k median).
Bethlehem has the most people working from home (31.2%).
Enfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+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 | Bethlehem | Enfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,475Highest |
2,537 |
1,994Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
-1.7% NH: +4.6% |
+2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 58.3±5.4Highest 35% above NH |
50.6±8.5Lowest 17% above NH |
58.1±20 34% above NH |
| Enfield and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 7.9%±4.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17.7%±5.4Highest NH: 18.2% |
11.5%±8.8 NH: 18.2% |
| Bethlehem and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.7%±7.6 NH: 20.1% |
28.2%±5.5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
33.8%±12.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Enfield and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43% NH: 40.6% |
45.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
31.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±3.4 NH: 6% |
0.9%±0.9Lowest NH: 6% |
5.5%±7.3Highest NH: 6% |
| Enfield and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $95,474±$19k 4% below NH |
$85,029±$18kLowest 14% below NH |
$99,330±$21kHighest about the NH average |
| Enfield and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $390,800±$71kHighest about the NH average |
$288,300±$22k 28% below NH |
$277,900±$56kLowest 31% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,181±$563Highest 21% below NH |
$1,174±$81Lowest 21% below NH |
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| Enfield and Bethlehem are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,203Highest 7% below NH |
$5,418 19% below NH |
$4,779Lowest 28% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 17.8%±16.7 NH: 48.2% |
41.3%±18.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
14.6%±17.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Bethlehem and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.6% NH: 7.2% |
10.1%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
23.7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1%Highest NH: 72.8% |
75.3% NH: 72.8% |
70.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1973Lowest 6 yrs older than NH |
1982 3 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest 11% below NH |
20 minLowest 24% below NH |
22 min 19% below NH |
| Work from home | 11%±5.7 NH: 16.8% |
31.2%±12.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
10.6%±9.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #5 of 120 in NH | #34 of 120 in NH | #5 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Mascoma Valley Regional School District | Bethlehem School District · Profile School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Profile Senior High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.9 |
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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.