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Acworth vs Bow vs Bath
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Acworth has the most kids (25.9% under 18).
Bow has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.4%).
Bath has the most affordable homes ($234k 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 | Acworth | Bow | Bath |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 851Lowest |
8,335Highest |
1,097 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+9.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
0% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 47.3±14.5 9% above NH |
41.5±2Lowest 4% below NH |
48.6±8.6Highest 12% above NH |
| Bath and Acworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 25.9%±16.5Highest NH: 18.2% |
25%±3.6 NH: 18.2% |
21.3%±5.8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Acworth and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24%±9.8 NH: 20.1% |
17.6%±2.5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
26.1%±2.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bath and Acworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
60.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
26.8% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±4.2 NH: 6% |
5.6%±1.9Highest NH: 6% |
2.4%±2Lowest NH: 6% |
| Bow and Acworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $82,917±$5k 16% below NH |
$172,857±$16kHighest 75% above NH |
$67,813±$22kLowest 32% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $273,000±$34k 32% below NH |
$506,500±$34kHighest 26% above NH |
$234,400±$23kLowest 42% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,352±$291Lowest 9% below NH |
$1,539±$178Highest 3% above NH |
$1,438±$309 4% below NH |
| Bow and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,695 30% below NH |
$9,584Highest 44% above NH |
$4,413Lowest 34% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
39%±13.2Highest NH: 48.2% |
5.9%±61.3 NH: 48.2% |
| Bow and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.3%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.1% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
87.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
90.9% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 16 yrs older than NH |
1985Highest 6 yrs newer than NH |
1978 1 yr older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 30% above NH |
27 min about the NH average |
26 minLowest 4% below NH |
| Work from home | 7.1%±4.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
22.7%±4.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
11.1%±3.2 NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #26 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Fall Mountain Regional School District | Bow School District | Bath School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Bow High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8 |
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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.