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Hart's Location vs Jackson
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).
Jackson has the most people working from home (22.2%).
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 | Jackson |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 49Lowest |
897Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +26% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 65±9.1Highest 50% above NH |
60.5±2.5Lowest 40% above NH |
| Hart's Location and Jackson 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% |
4.1%±4.1Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Jackson and Hart's Location 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% |
28.4%±6.4Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Hart's Location and Jackson 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% |
67.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±34.6Lowest NH: 6% |
3%±3.4Highest NH: 6% |
| Jackson 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 |
$117,986±$46kHighest 19% above NH |
| Jackson 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 |
$719,300±$109kHighest 79% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,750±$1k 17% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | — | $6,001 10% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 21.1%±59.9 NH: 48.2% |
| Below poverty line | 0%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
16.9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 100%Highest NH: 72.8% |
91.4%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 5 yrs older than NH |
1980Highest 1 yr newer than NH |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | — | 19 min 31% below NH |
| Work from home | 3.7%±10.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
22.2%±10.2Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Jackson and Hart's Location are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | — | Jackson School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.