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Hart's Location vs Bethlehem 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).
Bethlehem has the most people working from home (31.2%).
Ellsworth has the most expensive homes ($350k median).

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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.

MeasureHart's LocationBethlehemEllsworth
People
Population
49Lowest
2,537Highest
51
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-1.7%
NH: +4.6%
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Median age
65±9.1Highest
50% above NH
50.6±8.5Lowest
17% 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%
17.7%±5.4Highest
NH: 18.2%
13.7%±59.8
NH: 18.2%
Bethlehem and Ellsworth 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%
28.2%±5.5Lowest
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%
45.1%Highest
NH: 40.6%
25%
NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0%±34.6Lowest
NH: 6%
0.9%±0.9Highest
NH: 6%
0%±33.3Lowest
NH: 6%
Bethlehem 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±$73kLowest
21% below NH
$85,029±$18k
14% below NH
$89,375±$39kHighest
10% below NH
Ellsworth and Bethlehem 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
$350,000±$170kHighest
13% below NH
Ellsworth and Bethlehem are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,174±$81
21% below NH
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Property taxmedian, yearly —
$5,418Highest
19% below NH
$3,813Lowest
43% below NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent —
41.3%±18.3
NH: 48.2%
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Below poverty line
0%Lowest
NH: 7.2%
10.1%Highest
NH: 7.2%
0%Lowest
NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
100%Highest
NH: 72.8%
75.3%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 —
20 min
24% below NH
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Work from home
3.7%±10.5Lowest
NH: 16.8%
31.2%±12.9Highest
NH: 16.8%
23.1%±26.3
NH: 16.8%
Bethlehem and Ellsworth 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 —
School district — Bethlehem School District · Profile School District —
High school 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.