Compare towns
Bath vs Brookfield vs Hill
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 kids (21.3% under 18).
Brookfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6%).
Hill has the highest household income ($82k).
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 | Hill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,097Highest |
567Lowest |
908 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0% NH: +4.6% |
+6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-6.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 48.6±8.6Lowest 12% above NH |
58.1±9.7Highest 34% above NH |
49.1±6.8 13% above NH |
| Brookfield and Hill 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% |
8.6%±4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
10.9%±2.8 NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 26.1%±2.5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
38.4%±3.4Highest NH: 20.1% |
28.5%±2.2 NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.8%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
36.8%Highest NH: 40.6% |
30.4% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2Lowest NH: 6% |
5.5%±5Highest NH: 6% |
2.6%±1.6 NH: 6% |
| Brookfield and Hill 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 |
$82,125±$21kHighest 17% below NH |
| Hill 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 |
$311,700±$41k 23% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,438±$309 4% below NH |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,413Lowest 34% below NH |
$5,926Highest 11% below NH |
$4,933 26% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 5.9%±61.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
— | 0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Bath and Hill 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% |
9.9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
98.4%Highest NH: 72.8% |
94.2% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 1 yr older than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1978Highest 1 yr older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 4% below NH |
27 min about the NH average |
35 minHighest 32% above NH |
| Work from home | 11.1%±3.2 NH: 16.8% |
13.7%±6.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
9.7%±3.4Lowest 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 | — | Hill 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.