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Bath vs Cabot vs Acworth
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bath has the shortest commute (26 min average).
Cabot has the most people working from home (21.4%).
Acworth has the highest household income ($83k).
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 | Cabot | Acworth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,097 |
1,579Highest |
851Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0% U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-4.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.6±8.6Highest 25% above U.S. |
40.3±6.6Lowest 4% above U.S. |
47.3±14.5 22% above U.S. |
| 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%±5.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
27.2%±5.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
25.9%±16.5 U.S.: 22% |
| Cabot and Acworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.1%±2.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
21%±6.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
24%±9.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
| 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
44.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
25.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.2%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±4.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Acworth and Bath 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 16% below U.S. |
$77,031±$16k 5% below U.S. |
$82,917±$5kHighest about the U.S. average |
| Acworth and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $234,400±$23kLowest 30% below U.S. |
$268,500±$77k 19% below U.S. |
$273,000±$34kHighest 18% below U.S. |
| Acworth and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,438±$309Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,243±$354Lowest 12% below U.S. |
$1,352±$291 4% below U.S. |
| 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 41% above U.S. |
$4,639 49% above U.S. |
$4,695Highest 51% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 5.9%±61.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
44.1%±26.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Cabot and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
9% U.S.: 12.5% |
9.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
83.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1963Lowest 17 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 3% below U.S. |
30 min 13% above U.S. |
35 minHighest 31% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 11.1%±3.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
21.4%±4.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
7.1%±4.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| 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 History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.