Compare towns
Bath vs Acworth vs Surry
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bath has the most affordable homes ($234k median).
Acworth has the most kids (25.9% under 18).
Surry has grown the fastest since 2010 (+12%).
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 | Acworth | Surry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,097Highest |
851Lowest |
1,052 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0% NH: +4.6% |
-4.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+12%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 48.6±8.6Highest 12% above NH |
47.3±14.5 9% above NH |
44.7±5.1Lowest 3% 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 | 21.3%±5.8 NH: 18.2% |
25.9%±16.5Highest NH: 18.2% |
20.8%±6.2Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Acworth and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.1%±2.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
24%±9.8 NH: 20.1% |
23.3%±7Lowest 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+ | 26.8% NH: 40.6% |
25.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
31.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2Lowest NH: 6% |
5.1%±4.2 NH: 6% |
6.6%±6.6Highest NH: 6% |
| Surry and Acworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $67,813±$22kLowest 32% below NH |
$82,917±$5k 16% below NH |
$110,125±$25kHighest 11% above NH |
| Surry and Acworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $234,400±$23kLowest 42% below NH |
$273,000±$34k 32% below NH |
$331,400±$23kHighest 18% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,438±$309 4% below NH |
$1,352±$291Lowest 9% below NH |
$1,955±$374Highest 31% above NH |
| Surry and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,413Lowest 34% below NH |
$4,695 30% below NH |
$6,384Highest 4% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 5.9%±61.3 NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
33.3%±74.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Surry and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.1% NH: 7.2% |
9.3%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.1%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
92.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
91.6% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 1 yr older than NH |
1963Lowest 16 yrs older than NH |
1977 2 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 4% below NH |
35 minHighest 30% above NH |
22 minLowest 18% below NH |
| Work from home | 11.1%±3.2 NH: 16.8% |
7.1%±4.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
16%±7.1Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Surry and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Bath School District | Fall Mountain Regional School District | — |
| High school 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.