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New Durham vs Bartlett vs Webster

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Bartlett has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14.8%).
Webster has the most kids (22.6% 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.

MeasureNew DurhamBartlettWebster
People
Population
2,748
3,281Highest
2,227Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+2.1%Lowest
NH: +4.6%
+14.8%Highest
NH: +4.6%
+2.2%
NH: +4.6%
Median age
46.5±7.5
7% above NH
57.4±4.7Highest
33% above NH
44.7±7.6Lowest
3% above NH
Bartlett and New Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
14.8%±5.6
NH: 18.2%
7.5%±2.7Lowest
NH: 18.2%
22.6%±8Highest
NH: 18.2%
Webster and New Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
23.8%±4
NH: 20.1%
36.1%±9.6Highest
NH: 20.1%
19.4%±1.3Lowest
NH: 20.1%
Bartlett and New Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
34.7%
NH: 40.6%
36.4%Highest
NH: 40.6%
30.7%Lowest
NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1%±0.7
NH: 6%
0.1%±0.4Lowest
NH: 6%
3%±1.4Highest
NH: 6%
Webster and New Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$100,194±$13k
about the NH average
$59,754±$9kLowest
40% below NH
$107,171±$14kHighest
8% above NH
Webster and New Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$339,400±$27k
16% below NH
$371,400±$78kHighest
8% below NH
$338,500±$30kLowest
16% below NH
Bartlett and New Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,417±$116
5% below NH
$1,676±$97Highest
12% above NH
$1,396±$622Lowest
6% below NH
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,774
13% below NH
$2,512Lowest
62% below NH
$6,021Highest
10% below NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
25%±42.7Lowest
NH: 48.2%
68.5%±37.9Highest
NH: 48.2%
53.6%±71
NH: 48.2%
Bartlett and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
5.8%Lowest
NH: 7.2%
10.5%Highest
NH: 7.2%
9.6%
NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
94%
NH: 72.8%
79%Lowest
NH: 72.8%
96%Highest
NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year
1983Highest
4 yrs newer than NH
1982
3 yrs newer than NH
1979Lowest
same as NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
35 minHighest
30% above NH
31 min
15% above NH
31 minLowest
14% above NH
Work from home
10%±4.1Lowest
NH: 16.8%
13.5%±7.1
NH: 16.8%
17.1%±3.9Highest
NH: 16.8%
Webster and Bartlett 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 Governor Wentworth Regional School District Bartlett School District Merrimack Valley School District
High school in town None in town None in town None in town
On TownTapestry
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.