Compare towns
Bath vs Epping vs Monroe 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 affordable homes ($234k median).
Epping has the most people working from home (24%).
Monroe has the oldest population (median age 51).
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 | Epping | Monroe | Acworth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,097 |
7,430Highest |
786Lowest |
851 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0% NH: +4.6% |
+11.1%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+9.6% NH: +4.6% |
-4.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 48.6±8.6 12% above NH |
45.1±3.5Lowest 4% above NH |
51±10.4Highest 18% above NH |
47.3±14.5 9% above NH |
| Monroe 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% |
18.7%±4.8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
20.9%±7.6 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%±2.5 NH: 20.1% |
22.6%±5.2Lowest NH: 20.1% |
30.3%±8.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
24%±9.8 NH: 20.1% |
| Monroe 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% |
37%Highest NH: 40.6% |
25.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
25.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2 NH: 6% |
5.1%±3.3Highest NH: 6% |
1.1%±1.8Lowest NH: 6% |
5.1%±4.2Highest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $67,813±$22kLowest 32% below NH |
$104,220±$7kHighest 5% above NH |
$88,150±$7k 11% below NH |
$82,917±$5k 16% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $234,400±$23kLowest 42% below NH |
$436,900±$35kHighest 9% above NH |
$312,700±$58k 22% below NH |
$273,000±$34k 32% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,438±$309 4% below NH |
$1,742±$576Highest 17% above NH |
$1,104±$218Lowest 26% below NH |
$1,352±$291 9% below NH |
| Epping and Bath 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 |
$6,936Highest 4% above NH |
$2,661Lowest 60% below NH |
$4,695 30% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 5.9%±61.3 NH: 48.2% |
67.8%±25.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
48%±39 NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Epping and Monroe 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% |
5.2% NH: 7.2% |
9.3%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9% NH: 72.8% |
86.3%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
88.6% NH: 72.8% |
92.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr older than NH |
1989Highest 10 yrs newer than NH |
1977 2 yrs older than NH |
1963Lowest 16 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 4% below NH |
32 min 21% above NH |
27 min about the NH average |
35 minHighest 30% above NH |
| Work from home | 11.1%±3.2 NH: 16.8% |
24%±6.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
3.2%±2.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
7.1%±4.5 NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #77 of 120 in NH | — | — |
| School district | Bath School District | Epping School District | Monroe School District | Fall Mountain Regional School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Epping High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.3 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.