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Hampton Beach vs Wilder vs Bartlett

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Hampton Beach has the most people working from home (26.9%).
Wilder has grown the fastest since 2010 (+81.7%).
Bartlett has the most homeowners (79%).

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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.

MeasureHampton BeachWilderBartlett
People
Population
2,605Lowest
3,087
3,281Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+14.2%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+81.7%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+14.8%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
60.4±2.4Highest
55% above U.S.
45.5±8.9Lowest
17% above U.S.
57.4±4.7
48% above U.S.
Hampton Beach and Bartlett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
3.1%±2.8Lowest
U.S.: 22%
11.8%±4.1Highest
U.S.: 22%
7.5%±2.7
U.S.: 22%
Wilder and Bartlett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
33.7%±4.1
U.S.: 17.2%
27.3%±4.4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
36.1%±9.6Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bartlett and Hampton Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
34%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
60.2%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
36.4%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0.6%±0.7
U.S.: 6.4%
8.1%±3.9Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
0.1%±0.4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$82,557±$17kHighest
about the U.S. average
$75,143±$9k
7% below U.S.
$59,754±$9kLowest
26% below U.S.
Hampton Beach and Wilder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$508,900±$76kHighest
53% above U.S.
$273,200±$18kLowest
18% below U.S.
$371,400±$78k
12% above U.S.
Hampton Beach and Bartlett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,375±$130
about the U.S. average
$1,142±$451Lowest
19% below U.S.
$1,676±$97Highest
19% above U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$6,115Highest
96% above U.S.
$5,505
76% above U.S.
$2,512Lowest
19% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
61.7%±20.2
U.S.: 51.1%
39.9%±17.2Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
68.5%±37.9Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Bartlett and Hampton Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
8.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
9.3%
U.S.: 12.5%
10.5%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
62.9%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
62.9%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
79%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1971Lowest
9 yrs older than U.S.
1983Highest
3 yrs newer than U.S.
1982
2 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
25 min
4% below U.S.
17 minLowest
37% below U.S.
31 minHighest
16% above U.S.
Work from home
26.9%±6.1Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
12.6%±6.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
13.5%±7.1
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — — #74 of 120 in NH
School district — — Bartlett School District
High school in town — — None in town
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U.S. 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.