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Bath vs Conway vs Hampton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bath has the most kids (15.5% under 18).
Conway has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Hampton has the most expensive homes ($550k 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 | Bath | Conway | Hampton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,815Lowest |
10,141 |
16,426Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3% U.S.: +7.4% |
-2.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.4±3Lowest 17% above U.S. |
55±4.1 41% above U.S. |
55.8±2.1Highest 43% above U.S. |
| Hampton and Conway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±3.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
12.4%±2.4 U.S.: 22% |
11.6%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Bath and Conway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
35.1%±5.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
30.9%±2.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Conway and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
37.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
42.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5%±3 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.1%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bath and Conway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,390±$12k 14% below U.S. |
$64,385±$8kLowest 20% below U.S. |
$95,233±$9kHighest 18% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $310,900±$30kLowest 7% below U.S. |
$314,000±$43k 6% below U.S. |
$550,200±$39kHighest 65% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$116Lowest 26% below U.S. |
$1,095±$141 23% below U.S. |
$1,628±$94Highest 15% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,847Lowest 23% above U.S. |
$4,087 31% above U.S. |
$6,813Highest 118% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
47.3%±13.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
56.8%±10.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Hampton and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8% U.S.: 12.5% |
5.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
71.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
73.8%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 9% below U.S. |
21 minLowest 22% below U.S. |
26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6 U.S.: 15.1% |
13.4%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.7%±3.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Hampton and Bath 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 | #31 of 133 in ME | #76 of 120 in NH | #31 of 120 in NH |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | Conway School District | Hampton School District · Winnacunnet Cooperative School District |
| High school in town | Morse High School | Kennett High School | Winnacunnet High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8Highest |
11.7 |
10.1Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.