Compare towns
Alstead vs Bath vs Unity
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Alstead has the most renters (24% rent).
Bath has grown the fastest since 2010 (0%).
Unity has the highest household income ($88k).
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 | Alstead | Bath | Unity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,551Highest |
1,097Lowest |
1,375 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.8% NH: +4.6% |
0%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-9.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 56±3.3 29% above NH |
48.6±8.6Lowest 12% above NH |
58±4.5Highest 34% above NH |
| Unity and Alstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.3%±3.1 NH: 18.2% |
21.3%±5.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
12%±4.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 27.8%±4.2 NH: 20.1% |
26.1%±2.5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
34.9%±7Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Unity and Alstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
26.8% NH: 40.6% |
21.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.6Highest NH: 6% |
2.4%±2 NH: 6% |
1%±0.7Lowest NH: 6% |
| Alstead and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,526±$11kLowest 35% below NH |
$67,813±$22k 32% below NH |
$87,500±$16kHighest 12% below NH |
| Unity and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $271,600±$37k 33% below NH |
$234,400±$23kLowest 42% below NH |
$276,100±$29kHighest 31% below NH |
| Unity and Alstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,438±$309Lowest 4% below NH |
$1,625±$804Highest 9% above NH |
| Unity and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,322 20% below NH |
$4,413Lowest 34% below NH |
$5,394Highest 19% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 72.1%±22.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
5.9%±61.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
40%±100 NH: 48.2% |
| Alstead and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
8.1% NH: 7.2% |
6.3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
90.9% NH: 72.8% |
94.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 6 yrs older than NH |
1978 1 yr older than NH |
1982Highest 3 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 19% above NH |
26 minLowest 4% below NH |
35 minHighest 31% above NH |
| Work from home | 12.1%±5.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
11.1%±3.2 NH: 16.8% |
9.5%±4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Alstead and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Fall Mountain Regional School District | Bath School District | Unity School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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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.