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Bath vs Hanover 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).
Hanover has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.4%).
Acworth has the most kids (25.9% under 18).
Hanover is a college town. 36.9% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Hanover | Acworth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,097 |
11,685Highest |
851Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0% NH: +4.6% |
+5.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-4.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 48.6±8.6Highest 12% above NH |
28.7±5.1Lowest 34% below NH |
47.3±14.5 9% above NH |
| Bath and Acworth 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% |
14.4%±2.4Lowest 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% |
19.7%±2.8Lowest 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% NH: 40.6% |
88.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
25.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2Lowest NH: 6% |
36.9%±2.4Highest NH: 6% |
5.1%±4.2 NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $67,813±$22kLowest 32% below NH |
$169,583±$36kHighest 71% above NH |
$82,917±$5k 16% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $234,400±$23kLowest 42% below NH |
$824,900±$61kHighest 105% above NH |
$273,000±$34k 32% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,438±$309 4% below NH |
$2,253±$217Highest 51% above NH |
$1,352±$291Lowest 9% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,413Lowest 34% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$4,695 30% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 5.9%±61.3 NH: 48.2% |
66.4%±17.5Highest NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Hanover and Bath 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% |
5.6%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
9.3%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9% NH: 72.8% |
73.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
92.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 1 yr older than NH |
1976 3 yrs older than NH |
1963Lowest 16 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 4% below NH |
20 minLowest 27% below NH |
35 minHighest 30% above NH |
| Work from home | 11.1%±3.2 NH: 16.8% |
26.4%±5Highest NH: 16.8% |
7.1%±4.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #1 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Bath School District | Dresden School District · Hanover School District | Fall Mountain Regional School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Hanover High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.7 |
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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.