Compare towns
Bath vs Brookfield vs Acworth
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).
Brookfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6%).
Acworth has the most kids (25.9% under 18).
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 | Brookfield | Acworth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,097Highest |
567Lowest |
851 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0% NH: +4.6% |
+6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-4.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 48.6±8.6 12% above NH |
58.1±9.7Highest 34% above NH |
47.3±14.5Lowest 9% above NH |
| Brookfield and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.3%±5.8 NH: 18.2% |
8.6%±4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
25.9%±16.5Highest 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%±2.5 NH: 20.1% |
38.4%±3.4Highest NH: 20.1% |
24%±9.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.8% NH: 40.6% |
36.8%Highest NH: 40.6% |
25.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2Lowest NH: 6% |
5.5%±5Highest NH: 6% |
5.1%±4.2 NH: 6% |
| Brookfield 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 |
$81,406±$31k 18% below NH |
$82,917±$5kHighest 16% below NH |
| Acworth and Brookfield 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 |
$428,000±$61kHighest 6% above NH |
$273,000±$34k 32% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,438±$309Highest 4% below NH |
— | $1,352±$291Lowest 9% below NH |
| Bath and Acworth 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 |
$5,926Highest 11% below NH |
$4,695 30% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 5.9%±61.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
— | 0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Bath and Acworth 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% |
3.9%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
9.3%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
98.4%Highest NH: 72.8% |
92.5% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 1 yr older than NH |
1975 4 yrs older than NH |
1963Lowest 16 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 4% below NH |
27 min about the NH average |
35 minHighest 30% above NH |
| Work from home | 11.1%±3.2 NH: 16.8% |
13.7%±6.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
7.1%±4.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Brookfield 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 |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.