Compare towns
Bath vs Milan vs Warner
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).
Milan has the oldest population (median age 50.3).
Warner has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.7%).
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 | Milan | Warner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,097Lowest |
1,334 |
2,959Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+1.6% NH: +4.6% |
+3.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 48.6±8.6 12% above NH |
50.3±2.8Highest 16% above NH |
43.7±4Lowest about the NH average |
| Milan 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% |
18.2%±5.6 NH: 18.2% |
17.3%±3.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Bath and Milan 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% |
22.4%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
20.4%±3.5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bath and Milan 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% |
17.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
42.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2Lowest NH: 6% |
3.7%±2.4 NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
| Warner and Milan 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 |
$70,300±$8k 29% below NH |
$94,022±$18kHighest 5% below NH |
| Warner and Milan 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 |
$259,400±$30k 36% below NH |
$353,100±$22kHighest 12% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,438±$309Highest 4% below NH |
$878±$160Lowest 41% below NH |
$1,219±$123 18% below NH |
| Bath and Warner 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 |
$3,674Lowest 45% below NH |
$7,650Highest 15% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 5.9%±61.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
17%±43.7 NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Warner and Milan 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% |
6.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
87.1% NH: 72.8% |
74.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 1 yr older than NH |
1977 2 yrs older than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 4% below NH |
30 min 11% above NH |
32 minHighest 19% above NH |
| Work from home | 11.1%±3.2 NH: 16.8% |
5.9%±2.9Lowest NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Warner and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Bath School District | Milan School District | Kearsarge Regional School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.