Compare towns
Bath vs Belmont vs Ossipee
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).
Belmont has the youngest population (median age 47.2).
Ossipee has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.6%).
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 | Belmont | Ossipee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,097Lowest |
7,392Highest |
4,521 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0% NH: +4.6% |
-0.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+0.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 48.6±8.6 12% above NH |
47.2±3.5Lowest 9% above NH |
50±4.6Highest 15% above NH |
| Ossipee and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.3%±5.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
18.4%±3.7Lowest NH: 18.2% |
19.5%±4.5 NH: 18.2% |
| Bath and Ossipee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.1%±2.5 NH: 20.1% |
22.4%±4.1Lowest NH: 20.1% |
26.3%±5.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Ossipee and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.8%Highest NH: 40.6% |
19.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
24.8% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2Lowest NH: 6% |
3%±1.8Highest NH: 6% |
2.9%±1.7 NH: 6% |
| Belmont and Ossipee 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 |
$69,063±$21k 30% below NH |
$90,521±$22kHighest 9% below NH |
| Ossipee and Belmont 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 |
$316,300±$31k 21% below NH |
$325,500±$23kHighest 19% below NH |
| Ossipee and Belmont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,438±$309 4% below NH |
$996±$129Lowest 33% below NH |
$1,601±$245Highest 7% above NH |
| Ossipee and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,413 34% below NH |
$5,585Highest 16% below NH |
$4,401Lowest 34% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 5.9%±61.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
46.8%±10.9 NH: 48.2% |
72%±16.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Ossipee and Belmont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.1%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
10.3%Highest NH: 7.2% |
8.1%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
82.1% NH: 72.8% |
82%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr older than NH |
1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1979 same as NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 4% below NH |
25 minLowest 6% below NH |
33 minHighest 25% above NH |
| Work from home | 11.1%±3.2Highest NH: 16.8% |
9.6%±3.6 NH: 16.8% |
5.3%±3.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Bath and Belmont 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 | — | #92 of 120 in NH | #100 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Bath School District | Shaker Regional School District | Governor Wentworth Regional School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Belmont High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.0 |
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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.