Compare towns
Middleton vs Bartlett vs Langdon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middleton has the most homeowners (96.5%).
Bartlett has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14.8%).
Langdon has the most kids (23.5% 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 | Middleton | Bartlett | Langdon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,595 |
3,281Highest |
805Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2% NH: +4.6% |
+14.8%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-5.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 43.5±5.7 about the NH average |
57.4±4.7Highest 33% above NH |
42.3±12.6Lowest about the NH average |
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±4.2 NH: 18.2% |
7.5%±2.7Lowest NH: 18.2% |
23.5%±7.1Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Langdon and Middleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.9%±2Lowest NH: 20.1% |
36.1%±9.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
26.2%±4.1 NH: 20.1% |
| Bartlett and Langdon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
36.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
26.5% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.9Highest NH: 6% |
0.1%±0.4Lowest NH: 6% |
2.7%±1.7 NH: 6% |
| Middleton and Langdon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,696±$8kHighest about the NH average |
$59,754±$9kLowest 40% below NH |
$97,917±$31k about the NH average |
| Middleton and Langdon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $312,300±$27k 22% below NH |
$371,400±$78kHighest 8% below NH |
$281,900±$18kLowest 30% below NH |
| Bartlett and Middleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,500±$293 about the NH average |
$1,676±$97Highest 12% above NH |
$1,417±$285Lowest 5% below NH |
| Bartlett and Middleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,504Highest 17% below NH |
$2,512Lowest 62% below NH |
$5,492 18% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 83.3%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
68.5%±37.9 NH: 48.2% |
50%±81.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Middleton and Bartlett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8% NH: 7.2% |
10.5%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.6%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
79%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
91.4% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Lowest 2 yrs newer than NH |
1982 3 yrs newer than NH |
1984Highest 5 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 39 minHighest 45% above NH |
31 min 15% above NH |
30 minLowest 13% above NH |
| Work from home | 14.1%±5.4 NH: 16.8% |
13.5%±7.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
14.6%±5.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Langdon and Middleton 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 | — | #74 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Middleton School District | Bartlett School District | Fall Mountain Regional School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Fall Mountain Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 13.7 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.