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Bath vs Goffstown vs Brunswick
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 affordable homes ($311k median).
Goffstown has the highest household income ($114k).
Brunswick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+12.2%).
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 | Goffstown | Brunswick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,815Lowest |
18,513Highest |
17,652 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
+12.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.4±3Highest 17% above U.S. |
41.3±3.1 6% above U.S. |
37.9±2.2Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Bath and Goffstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
16%±2.5 U.S.: 22% |
16.1%±2.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Brunswick and Goffstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±4.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
23%±2.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bath and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
42.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
51.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
14.5%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
15.4%±1.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Brunswick and Goffstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,390±$12kLowest 14% below U.S. |
$113,958±$12kHighest 41% above U.S. |
$70,722±$5k 12% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $310,900±$30kLowest 7% below U.S. |
$377,400±$20kHighest 13% above U.S. |
$363,200±$18k 9% above U.S. |
| Goffstown and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$116Lowest 26% below U.S. |
$1,231±$161 13% below U.S. |
$1,465±$100Highest 4% above U.S. |
| Brunswick and Goffstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,847Lowest 23% above U.S. |
$6,941Highest 123% above U.S. |
$4,477 44% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
58.1%±20 U.S.: 51.1% |
58.8%±9.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Brunswick and Goffstown 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% |
6.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
66.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 9% below U.S. |
28 minHighest 5% above U.S. |
23 minLowest 14% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.8%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
18%±4.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Bath and Brunswick 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 | #35 of 120 in NH | #30 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | Goffstown School District | — |
| High school in town | Morse High School | Goffstown High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8Highest |
12.6Lowest |
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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.