Compare towns
Bath vs Rumney 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 shortest commute (26 min average).
Rumney has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.2%).
Acworth has the most kids (25.9% under 18).
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 | Rumney | Acworth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,097 |
1,458Highest |
851Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0% NH: +4.6% |
+1.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-4.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 48.6±8.6Highest 12% above NH |
44.5±2.3Lowest about the NH average |
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% |
18.7%±4.3Lowest 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% |
24.1%±3.7 NH: 20.1% |
24%±9.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bath and Rumney 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% |
41.9%Highest NH: 40.6% |
25.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2Lowest NH: 6% |
4.9%±2.3 NH: 6% |
5.1%±4.2Highest NH: 6% |
| Acworth and Rumney 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 |
$79,444±$21k 20% below NH |
$82,917±$5kHighest 16% below NH |
| Acworth and Rumney 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 |
$309,800±$37kHighest 23% below NH |
$273,000±$34k 32% below NH |
| Rumney and Acworth 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 |
$1,064±$100Lowest 29% below NH |
$1,352±$291 9% below NH |
| Bath and Acworth 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 |
$4,716Highest 29% below NH |
$4,695 30% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 5.9%±61.3 NH: 48.2% |
48.1%±21.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Rumney and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.1%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
10.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
9.3% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9% NH: 72.8% |
77.8%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 minLowest 4% below NH |
33 min 22% above NH |
35 minHighest 30% above NH |
| Work from home | 11.1%±3.2 NH: 16.8% |
14.4%±7Highest NH: 16.8% |
7.1%±4.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Rumney 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 | Rumney School District | Fall Mountain Regional School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 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.