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Rupert vs Bartlett vs Sandgate
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Rupert has the highest household income ($88k).
Bartlett has the most renters (21% rent).
Sandgate has the most people working from home (34.6%).
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 | Rupert | Bartlett | Sandgate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 676 |
3,281Highest |
435Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+14.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 57.8±9.7Highest 49% above U.S. |
57.4±4.7 48% above U.S. |
55.7±5.4Lowest 43% above U.S. |
| Rupert and Bartlett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.9%±3.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
7.5%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
13.1%±7.5 U.S.: 22% |
| Rupert and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 42.3%±8.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
36.1%±9.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
26%±11.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Rupert and Bartlett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
36.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
37.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±2.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
0.1%±0.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.3%±2.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Sandgate and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,229±$36kHighest 9% above U.S. |
$59,754±$9kLowest 26% below U.S. |
$69,167±$19k 14% below U.S. |
| Rupert and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $362,500±$63k 9% above U.S. |
$371,400±$78kHighest 12% above U.S. |
$193,800±$31kLowest 42% below U.S. |
| Bartlett and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,676±$97 19% above U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,594Highest 47% above U.S. |
$2,512Lowest 19% below U.S. |
$2,778 11% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
68.5%±37.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Bartlett and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
79%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 25 yrs older than U.S. |
1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1959 21 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
31 minHighest 16% above U.S. |
27 min 3% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 18.6%±9.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
13.5%±7.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
34.6%±32.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Sandgate and Rupert 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 | — | Bartlett School District | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.