Compare towns
Bath vs Keene vs Surry
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 oldest population (median age 48.6).
Keene has the most renters (44.9% rent).
Surry has grown the fastest since 2010 (+12%).
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 | Keene | Surry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,097 |
22,939Highest |
1,052Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0% NH: +4.6% |
-1.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+12%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 48.6±8.6Highest 12% above NH |
37.6±2.3Lowest 13% below NH |
44.7±5.1 3% above NH |
| Bath and Surry 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% |
14.1%±1.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
20.8%±6.2 NH: 18.2% |
| Bath and Surry 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% |
19.5%±1.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
23.3%±7 NH: 20.1% |
| Bath and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.8%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
44.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
31.7% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2Lowest NH: 6% |
13.8%±1.4Highest NH: 6% |
6.6%±6.6 NH: 6% |
| Keene and Surry 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 |
$78,445±$8k 21% below NH |
$110,125±$25kHighest 11% above NH |
| Surry and Keene 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 |
$252,500±$12k 37% below NH |
$331,400±$23kHighest 18% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,438±$309 4% below NH |
$1,342±$68Lowest 10% below NH |
$1,955±$374Highest 31% above NH |
| Surry and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,413Lowest 34% below NH |
$6,812Highest about the NH average |
$6,384 4% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 5.9%±61.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
44.5%±6.1Highest NH: 48.2% |
33.3%±74.3 NH: 48.2% |
| Keene and Surry 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% |
10.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.1%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9% NH: 72.8% |
55.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
91.6%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 1 yr older than NH |
1961Lowest 18 yrs older than NH |
1977 2 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 4% below NH |
17 minLowest 36% below NH |
22 min 18% below NH |
| Work from home | 11.1%±3.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
15.6%±2.7 NH: 16.8% |
16%±7.1Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Surry and Keene 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 | — | #81 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Bath School District | Keene School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Keene High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.3 |
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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.