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Bath vs Bristol vs Warner
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 homeowners (90.9%).
Bristol has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.2%).
Warner has the most people working from home (16.6%).
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 | Bristol | Warner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,097Lowest |
3,273Highest |
2,959 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+6.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+3.7% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 48.6±8.6Highest 12% above NH |
42.7±5.7Lowest about the NH average |
43.7±4 about the NH average |
| Bath and Warner 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% |
24.3%±6.4Highest NH: 18.2% |
17.3%±3.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Bristol 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% |
23.2%±4.9 NH: 20.1% |
20.4%±3.5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bath and Bristol are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.8%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
35.5% NH: 40.6% |
42.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2Lowest NH: 6% |
3.6%±2 NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
| Warner and Bristol 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 |
$78,438±$10k 21% below NH |
$94,022±$18kHighest 5% below NH |
| Warner and Bristol 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 |
$258,300±$63k 36% below NH |
$353,100±$22kHighest 12% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,438±$309Highest 4% below NH |
$1,310±$97 12% below NH |
$1,219±$123Lowest 18% below NH |
| Bath and Bristol 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 |
$4,162Lowest 38% below NH |
$7,650Highest 15% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 5.9%±61.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
46.3%±14.2 NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Warner and Bristol 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% |
8.4% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
69.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
74.6% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 1 yr older than NH |
1977 2 yrs older than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 4% below NH |
28 min 4% above NH |
32 minHighest 19% above NH |
| Work from home | 11.1%±3.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
11.8%±5.2 NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Warner and Bristol 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 | — | #79 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Bath School District | Newfound Area School District | Kearsarge Regional School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Newfound Regional High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.5 |
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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.