Compare towns
Bath vs Cornish vs Warren
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%).
Cornish has the highest household income ($92k).
Warren has the most renters (14.5% rent).
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 | Cornish | Warren |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,097 |
1,816Highest |
942Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-1.5% NH: +4.6% |
-8.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 48.6±8.6Lowest 12% above NH |
54±8.3Highest 25% above NH |
51.6±9.7 19% above NH |
| Cornish and Warren 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% |
14.4%±3.2Lowest NH: 18.2% |
18%±4.6 NH: 18.2% |
| Bath and Warren 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% |
27.3%±4.1Highest NH: 20.1% |
24.6%±3.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Cornish 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% |
40.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
24.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2Highest NH: 6% |
1.4%±0.9Lowest NH: 6% |
1.5%±1.9 NH: 6% |
| Bath and Warren 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 |
$91,821±$2kHighest 7% below NH |
$62,981±$14kLowest 36% below NH |
| Cornish 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±$23kLowest 42% below NH |
$296,000±$69kHighest 26% below NH |
$237,200±$35k 41% below NH |
| Cornish and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,438±$309Highest 4% below NH |
$1,221±$227 18% below NH |
$1,167±$586Lowest 22% below NH |
| Bath and Cornish 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 |
$5,796Highest 13% below NH |
$3,299Lowest 51% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 5.9%±61.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
40.5%±38.1 NH: 48.2% |
44.4%±42Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Warren and Cornish 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% |
4.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
11.9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9% NH: 72.8% |
94.1%Highest NH: 72.8% |
85.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr older than NH |
1980Highest 1 yr newer than NH |
1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 4% below NH |
24 minLowest 9% below NH |
28 minHighest 4% above NH |
| Work from home | 11.1%±3.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
12%±4.1Highest NH: 16.8% |
11.8%±4 NH: 16.8% |
| Cornish and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Bath School District | Cornish School District | Warren School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 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.