Compare towns
Bath vs Dummer 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 people working from home (11.1%).
Dummer has the oldest population (median age 53.6).
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 | Dummer | Acworth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,097Highest |
299Lowest |
851 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0%Highest NH: +4.6% |
— | -4.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 48.6±8.6 12% above NH |
53.6±6.4Highest 24% above NH |
47.3±14.5Lowest 9% above NH |
| Dummer 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% |
19.4%±5.1Lowest 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%±2.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
21.4%±4.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
24%±9.8 NH: 20.1% |
| 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%Highest NH: 40.6% |
16.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
25.4% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2 NH: 6% |
0%±5.7Lowest NH: 6% |
5.1%±4.2Highest NH: 6% |
| 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 32% below NH |
$91,250±$21kHighest 8% below NH |
$82,917±$5k 16% below NH |
| Dummer and Acworth 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 |
$242,200±$51k 40% below NH |
$273,000±$34kHighest 32% below NH |
| Acworth and Dummer 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 |
— | $1,352±$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 | $4,413 34% below NH |
$2,898Lowest 57% below NH |
$4,695Highest 30% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 5.9%±61.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Bath and Dummer 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% |
9% NH: 7.2% |
9.3%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
94.2%Highest NH: 72.8% |
92.5% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 1 yr older than NH |
1977 2 yrs older than NH |
1963Lowest 16 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 4% below NH |
25 minLowest 6% below NH |
35 minHighest 30% above NH |
| Work from home | 11.1%±3.2Highest NH: 16.8% |
6.8%±4.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
7.1%±4.5 NH: 16.8% |
| Bath and Acworth 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 |
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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.