Compare towns
Monroe 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
Monroe has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.6%).
Rumney has the most people working from home (14.4%).
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 | Monroe | Rumney | Acworth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 786Lowest |
1,458Highest |
851 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+1.2% NH: +4.6% |
-4.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 51±10.4Highest 18% above NH |
44.5±2.3Lowest about the NH average |
47.3±14.5 9% above NH |
| Monroe and Acworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±7.6 NH: 18.2% |
18.7%±4.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
25.9%±16.5Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Acworth and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.3%±8.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
24.1%±3.7 NH: 20.1% |
24%±9.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Monroe and Rumney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
41.9%Highest NH: 40.6% |
25.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1.8Lowest 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 | $88,150±$7kHighest 11% below NH |
$79,444±$21kLowest 20% below NH |
$82,917±$5k 16% below NH |
| Monroe and Acworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $312,700±$58kHighest 22% below NH |
$309,800±$37k 23% below NH |
$273,000±$34kLowest 32% below NH |
| Monroe and Rumney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,104±$218 26% below NH |
$1,064±$100Lowest 29% below NH |
$1,352±$291Highest 9% below NH |
| Acworth and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,661Lowest 60% below NH |
$4,716Highest 29% below NH |
$4,695 30% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48%±39 NH: 48.2% |
48.1%±21.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Rumney and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
10.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
9.3% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.6% NH: 72.8% |
77.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
92.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 2 yrs older than NH |
1976 3 yrs older than NH |
1963Lowest 16 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the NH average |
33 min 22% above NH |
35 minHighest 30% above NH |
| Work from home | 3.2%±2.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
14.4%±7Highest NH: 16.8% |
7.1%±4.5 NH: 16.8% |
| Rumney and Acworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Monroe 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 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.