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Littleton vs Stratham vs Dalton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Littleton has the most renters (48.9% rent).
Stratham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.7%).
Dalton has the most affordable homes ($191k median).
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 | Littleton | Stratham | Dalton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,040 |
7,754Highest |
916Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3% NH: +4.6% |
+5.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-4.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 38±7.4Lowest 12% below NH |
41.6±4.9 4% below NH |
44.5±12.9Highest about the NH average |
| Dalton and Stratham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±4.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
23.5%±5.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
20.6%±11.3 NH: 18.2% |
| Stratham and Dalton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.9%±4.2 NH: 20.1% |
20.6%±3.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
17.8%±1.3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Stratham and Littleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.8% NH: 40.6% |
69.9%Highest NH: 40.6% |
20.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
3.9%±1.7 NH: 6% |
5.1%±4.3Highest NH: 6% |
| Dalton and Stratham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $56,746±$11kLowest 43% below NH |
$151,998±$20kHighest 53% above NH |
$81,429±$36k 18% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $282,900±$55k 30% below NH |
$655,400±$36kHighest 63% above NH |
$191,400±$68kLowest 52% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $940±$50 37% below NH |
$2,511±$377Highest 68% above NH |
$900±$825Lowest 40% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,741 29% below NH |
$9,781Highest 47% above NH |
$3,561Lowest 47% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.8%±12.9Lowest NH: 48.2% |
64%±38.2Highest NH: 48.2% |
57.7%±83.7 NH: 48.2% |
| Stratham and Dalton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.3% NH: 7.2% |
2.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
19.7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 51.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
92.6%Highest NH: 72.8% |
82.7% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Lowest 7 yrs older than NH |
1986Highest 7 yrs newer than NH |
1985 6 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 14 minLowest 46% below NH |
27 minHighest about the NH average |
20 min 26% below NH |
| Work from home | 10%±3.5 NH: 16.8% |
25.3%±6.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
5.9%±2.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #80 of 120 in NH | #43 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Littleton School District | Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Stratham School District | — |
| High school in town | Littleton High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.9 |
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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.