Compare towns
Bath vs Ossipee vs Acworth vs Monroe
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 people working from home (11.1%).
Ossipee has the most renters (18% rent).
Acworth has the most kids (25.9% under 18).
Monroe has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.6%).
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 | Ossipee | Acworth | Monroe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,097 |
4,521Highest |
851 |
786Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0% NH: +4.6% |
+0.6% NH: +4.6% |
-4.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+9.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 48.6±8.6 12% above NH |
50±4.6 15% above NH |
47.3±14.5Lowest 9% above NH |
51±10.4Highest 18% above NH |
| Monroe and Ossipee 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% |
19.5%±4.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
25.9%±16.5Highest NH: 18.2% |
20.9%±7.6 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% |
26.3%±5.9 NH: 20.1% |
24%±9.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
30.3%±8.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Monroe and Ossipee 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% |
24.8%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
25.4% NH: 40.6% |
25.4% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2 NH: 6% |
2.9%±1.7 NH: 6% |
5.1%±4.2Highest NH: 6% |
1.1%±1.8Lowest NH: 6% |
| Acworth and Ossipee 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 |
$90,521±$22kHighest 9% below NH |
$82,917±$5k 16% below NH |
$88,150±$7k 11% below NH |
| Ossipee and Monroe 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 |
$325,500±$23kHighest 19% below NH |
$273,000±$34k 32% below NH |
$312,700±$58k 22% below NH |
| Ossipee and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,438±$309 4% below NH |
$1,601±$245Highest 7% above NH |
$1,352±$291 9% below NH |
$1,104±$218Lowest 26% below NH |
| Ossipee 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 |
$4,401 34% below NH |
$4,695Highest 30% below NH |
$2,661Lowest 60% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 5.9%±61.3 NH: 48.2% |
72%±16.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
48%±39 NH: 48.2% |
| Ossipee 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% |
8.1% NH: 7.2% |
9.3%Highest NH: 7.2% |
5.2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9% NH: 72.8% |
82%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
92.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
88.6% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr older than NH |
1979Highest same as NH |
1963Lowest 16 yrs older than NH |
1977 2 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 4% below NH |
33 min 25% above NH |
35 minHighest 30% above NH |
27 min about the NH average |
| Work from home | 11.1%±3.2Highest NH: 16.8% |
5.3%±3.7 NH: 16.8% |
7.1%±4.5 NH: 16.8% |
3.2%±2.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Bath and Acworth 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 | — | #100 of 120 in NH | — | — |
| School district | Bath School District | Governor Wentworth Regional School District | Fall Mountain Regional School District | Monroe School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.