Compare towns
Acworth vs Newfields vs Windham 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 oldest housing (typical home built 1963).
Newfields has the most people working from home (25.5%).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.4%).
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 | Newfields | Windham | Bath |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 851Lowest |
2,023 |
16,038Highest |
1,097 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.3% NH: +4.6% |
+16.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
0% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 47.3±14.5 9% above NH |
44.1±1.8 about the NH average |
41.1±2.9Lowest 5% 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%±16.5 NH: 18.2% |
18.9%±1.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
27.4%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
21.3%±5.8 NH: 18.2% |
| Windham and Acworth 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% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
15.5%±2.6 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% |
68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
62.7% NH: 40.6% |
26.8% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±4.2 NH: 6% |
7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
3.8%±1.8 NH: 6% |
2.4%±2Lowest NH: 6% |
| Newfields 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 |
$197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
$189,583±$19k 91% above NH |
$67,813±$22kLowest 32% below NH |
| Newfields and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $273,000±$34k 32% below NH |
$646,400±$34k 61% above NH |
$723,300±$50kHighest 80% above NH |
$234,400±$23kLowest 42% below NH |
| Windham and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,352±$291Lowest 9% below NH |
$1,875±$323 26% above NH |
$3,218±$350Highest 116% above NH |
$1,438±$309 4% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,695 30% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$4,413Lowest 34% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
43.3%±40.8 NH: 48.2% |
52.2%±50.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
5.9%±61.3 NH: 48.2% |
| Windham and Newfields 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% |
2.4% NH: 7.2% |
2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.1% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.5% NH: 72.8% |
95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
93.9% NH: 72.8% |
90.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 16 yrs older than NH |
1991 12 yrs newer than NH |
1996Highest 17 yrs newer than NH |
1978 1 yr older than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 30% above NH |
26 min 4% below NH |
31 min 15% above NH |
26 minLowest 4% below NH |
| Work from home | 7.1%±4.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
21.9%±4.4 NH: 16.8% |
11.1%±3.2 NH: 16.8% |
| Newfields and Windham 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 | — | — | #13 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Fall Mountain Regional School District | Newfields School District | Windham School District | Bath School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Windham 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.