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Newfields vs Bartlett vs Gorham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
Bartlett has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14.8%).
Gorham has the most affordable homes ($162k 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 | Newfields | Bartlett | Gorham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,023Lowest |
3,281Highest |
2,682 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.3% NH: +4.6% |
+14.8%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-5.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.1±1.8Lowest about the NH average |
57.4±4.7Highest 33% above NH |
53.9±3.6 24% above NH |
| Bartlett and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±1.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
7.5%±2.7Lowest NH: 18.2% |
12.5%±3.9 NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 13.6%±0.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
36.1%±9.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
31.7%±6.8 NH: 20.1% |
| Bartlett and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
36.4% NH: 40.6% |
20.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
0.1%±0.4Lowest NH: 6% |
6.7%±2.8 NH: 6% |
| Newfields and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
$59,754±$9kLowest 40% below NH |
$61,275±$7k 38% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
$371,400±$78k 8% below NH |
$161,600±$49kLowest 60% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
$1,676±$97 12% above NH |
$838±$83Lowest 44% below NH |
| Newfields and Bartlett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$2,512Lowest 62% below NH |
$4,334 35% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.3%±40.8 NH: 48.2% |
68.5%±37.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
41%±20.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Bartlett and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
10.5%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.3% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
79% NH: 72.8% |
71.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1982 3 yrs newer than NH |
1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 4% below NH |
31 minHighest 15% above NH |
23 minLowest 15% below NH |
| Work from home | 25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
13.5%±7.1 NH: 16.8% |
1.7%±1.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #74 of 120 in NH | #57 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newfields School District | Bartlett School District | Gorham Randolph Shelburne Cooperative School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Gorham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.0 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.