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Hart's Location vs Bethlehem vs Bartlett
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
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What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hart's Location has the most affordable homes ($190k median).
Bethlehem has the most kids (17.7% under 18).
Bartlett has the most expensive homes ($371k median).
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| Measure | Hart's Location | Bethlehem | Bartlett |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 49Lowest |
2,537 |
3,281Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+14.8%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 65±9.1Highest 50% above NH |
50.6±8.5Lowest 17% above NH |
57.4±4.7 33% above NH |
| Hart's Location and Bartlett 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% |
17.7%±5.4Highest NH: 18.2% |
7.5%±2.7 NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 49%±74.3Highest NH: 20.1% |
28.2%±5.5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
36.1%±9.6 NH: 20.1% |
| Hart's Location and Bartlett 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% |
45.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
36.4% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±34.6Lowest NH: 6% |
0.9%±0.9Highest NH: 6% |
0.1%±0.4 NH: 6% |
| Bethlehem and Bartlett 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 |
$85,029±$18kHighest 14% below NH |
$59,754±$9kLowest 40% below NH |
| Bethlehem 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 |
$288,300±$22k 28% below NH |
$371,400±$78kHighest 8% below NH |
| Bartlett and Bethlehem are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,174±$81Lowest 21% below NH |
$1,676±$97Highest 12% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | — | $5,418Highest 19% below NH |
$2,512Lowest 62% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 41.3%±18.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
68.5%±37.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Bartlett and Bethlehem are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 0%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
10.1% NH: 7.2% |
10.5%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 100%Highest NH: 72.8% |
75.3%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
79% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 5 yrs older than NH |
1973Lowest 6 yrs older than NH |
1982Highest 3 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | — | 20 minLowest 24% below NH |
31 minHighest 15% above NH |
| Work from home | 3.7%±10.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
31.2%±12.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
13.5%±7.1 NH: 16.8% |
| Bethlehem 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 | — | #34 of 120 in NH | #74 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | Bethlehem School District · Profile School District | Bartlett School District |
| High school in town | — | Profile Senior High School | None in town |
| 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.