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Hart's Location vs Wolfeboro
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).
Wolfeboro has the most kids (13.7% under 18).
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 | Wolfeboro |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 49Lowest |
6,571Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2.3% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 65±9.1Highest 50% above NH |
57±1.8Lowest 32% above NH |
| Hart's Location and Wolfeboro 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% |
13.7%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Wolfeboro 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% |
34.6%±5.2Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Hart's Location and Wolfeboro 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%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±34.6Lowest NH: 6% |
2.8%±1.8Highest NH: 6% |
| Wolfeboro 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 |
$94,375±$22kHighest 5% below NH |
| Wolfeboro 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 |
$546,500±$60kHighest 36% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,103±$76 26% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | — | $4,531 32% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 12%±11.6 NH: 48.2% |
| Below poverty line | 0%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.2%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 100%Highest NH: 72.8% |
78.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 5 yrs older than NH |
1982Highest 3 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | — | 24 min 11% below NH |
| Work from home | 3.7%±10.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
22.9%±6.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #46 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | Governor Wentworth Regional School District |
| High school in town | — | Kingswood Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.1 |
| 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.