Compare towns
Enfield vs Windham 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
Enfield has the shortest commute (24 min average).
Windham has the most kids (27.4% under 18).
Bartlett has the most affordable homes ($371k 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 | Enfield | Windham | Bartlett |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,475 |
16,038Highest |
3,281Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+16.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+14.8% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 58.3±5.4Highest 35% above NH |
41.1±2.9Lowest 5% below NH |
57.4±4.7 33% above NH |
| Enfield and Bartlett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 7.9%±4.6 NH: 18.2% |
27.4%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
7.5%±2.7Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 30.7%±7.6 NH: 20.1% |
15.5%±2.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
36.1%±9.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bartlett 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% |
62.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
36.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±3.4 NH: 6% |
3.8%±1.8Highest NH: 6% |
0.1%±0.4Lowest NH: 6% |
| Windham 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 |
$189,583±$19kHighest 91% above NH |
$59,754±$9kLowest 40% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $390,800±$71k about the NH average |
$723,300±$50kHighest 80% above NH |
$371,400±$78kLowest 8% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,181±$563Lowest 21% below NH |
$3,218±$350Highest 116% above NH |
$1,676±$97 12% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,203 7% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$2,512Lowest 62% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 17.8%±16.7Lowest NH: 48.2% |
52.2%±50.9 NH: 48.2% |
68.5%±37.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Bartlett and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
10.5% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1% NH: 72.8% |
93.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
79%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1996Highest 17 yrs newer than NH |
1982Lowest 3 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 11% below NH |
31 minHighest 15% above NH |
31 min 15% above NH |
| Work from home | 11%±5.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
21.9%±4.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
13.5%±7.1 NH: 16.8% |
| Windham 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 | #5 of 120 in NH | #13 of 120 in NH | #74 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Mascoma Valley Regional School District | Windham School District | Bartlett School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Windham High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8 |
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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.