Compare towns
Bath vs Claremont 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 grown the fastest since 2010 (0%).
Claremont has the most renters (42.8% rent).
Hill has the most expensive homes ($312k median).
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 | Claremont | Hill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,097 |
13,078Highest |
908Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-3% NH: +4.6% |
-6.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 48.6±8.6 12% above NH |
42.6±3.5Lowest about the NH average |
49.1±6.8Highest 13% above NH |
| Hill 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% |
19.1%±2.8 NH: 18.2% |
10.9%±2.8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Bath and Claremont 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% |
20.8%±3.1Lowest NH: 20.1% |
28.5%±2.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Hill 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% NH: 40.6% |
21.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
30.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2Lowest NH: 6% |
2.5%±1.2 NH: 6% |
2.6%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
| Hill and Claremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $67,813±$22k 32% below NH |
$59,096±$8kLowest 40% below NH |
$82,125±$21kHighest 17% below NH |
| Hill and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $234,400±$23k 42% below NH |
$204,600±$17kLowest 49% below NH |
$311,700±$41kHighest 23% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,438±$309Highest 4% below NH |
$1,146±$83Lowest 23% below NH |
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| Bath and Claremont 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 |
$5,774Highest 13% below NH |
$4,933 26% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 5.9%±61.3 NH: 48.2% |
63.6%±12.5Highest NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Claremont 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 NH: 7.2% |
13.5%Highest NH: 7.2% |
9.9% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9% NH: 72.8% |
57.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
94.2%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 1 yr older than NH |
1957Lowest 22 yrs older than NH |
1978Highest 1 yr older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 4% below NH |
24 minLowest 9% below NH |
35 minHighest 32% above NH |
| Work from home | 11.1%±3.2Highest NH: 16.8% |
8.6%±2.9Lowest NH: 16.8% |
9.7%±3.4 NH: 16.8% |
| Bath and Hill 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 | — | #103 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Bath School District | Claremont School District | Hill School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Stevens High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.7 |
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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.