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Hart's Location vs Alstead vs Ellsworth
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hart's Location has the most affordable homes ($190k median).
Alstead has the most renters (24% rent).
Ellsworth has the most people working from home (23.1%).
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 | Hart's Location | Alstead | Ellsworth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 49Lowest |
1,551Highest |
51 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -3.8% NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 65±9.1Highest 50% above NH |
56±3.3Lowest 29% above NH |
61.8±13.1 43% above NH |
| Hart's Location and Ellsworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 0%±69.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
12.3%±3.1 NH: 18.2% |
13.7%±59.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Ellsworth and Alstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 49%±74.3Highest NH: 20.1% |
27.8%±4.2Lowest NH: 20.1% |
39.2%±46.4 NH: 20.1% |
| Hart's Location and Ellsworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 0%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
28.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
25% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±34.6Lowest NH: 6% |
3.4%±2.6Highest NH: 6% |
0%±33.3Lowest NH: 6% |
| Alstead and Hart's Location are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $78,182±$73k 21% below NH |
$64,526±$11kLowest 35% below NH |
$89,375±$39kHighest 10% below NH |
| Ellsworth and Hart's Location are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $189,700±$21kLowest 53% below NH |
$271,600±$37k 33% below NH |
$350,000±$170kHighest 13% below NH |
| Ellsworth and Alstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | — | $5,322Highest 20% below NH |
$3,813Lowest 43% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 72.1%±22.3 NH: 48.2% |
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| Below poverty line | 0%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
0%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 100%Highest NH: 72.8% |
76%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
100%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 5 yrs older than NH |
1973Lowest 6 yrs older than NH |
1978Highest 1 yr older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | — | 32 min 19% above NH |
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| Work from home | 3.7%±10.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
12.1%±5.6 NH: 16.8% |
23.1%±26.3Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Ellsworth and Alstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Fall Mountain Regional School District | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.