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Bath vs Franklin 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 the most kids (21.3% under 18).
Franklin has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.1%).
Warren has the most people working from home (11.8%).
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 | Franklin | Warren |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,097 |
8,799Highest |
942Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0% NH: +4.6% |
+3.1%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-8.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 48.6±8.6 12% above NH |
42.7±2Lowest about the NH average |
51.6±9.7Highest 19% above NH |
| Warren 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% |
17.8%±3.5Lowest 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%±2.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
21.3%±3.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
24.6%±3.8 NH: 20.1% |
| Bath and Warren 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% |
19.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
24.1% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2 NH: 6% |
3.2%±1.4Highest NH: 6% |
1.5%±1.9Lowest NH: 6% |
| Franklin 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±$22k 32% below NH |
$71,648±$4kHighest 28% below NH |
$62,981±$14kLowest 36% below NH |
| Franklin 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 |
$262,200±$22kHighest 35% below NH |
$237,200±$35k 41% below NH |
| Franklin 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 |
$1,110±$68Lowest 26% below NH |
$1,167±$586 22% below NH |
| Bath and Warren 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 |
$4,886Highest 27% below NH |
$3,299Lowest 51% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 5.9%±61.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
38.8%±11.5 NH: 48.2% |
44.4%±42Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Warren and Franklin 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% |
7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
11.9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
64.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
85.5% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 1 yr older than NH |
1959Lowest 20 yrs older than NH |
1977 2 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 4% below NH |
32 minHighest 18% above NH |
28 min 4% above NH |
| Work from home | 11.1%±3.2 NH: 16.8% |
8.3%±4.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
11.8%±4Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Warren and Bath 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 | — | #112 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Bath School District | Franklin School District | Warren School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Franklin High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 16.2 |
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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.