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Piermont vs Bath vs Rumney
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Piermont has the most people working from home (25.7%).
Bath has the most affordable homes ($234k median).
Rumney has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.2%).
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 | Piermont | Bath | Rumney |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 868Lowest |
1,097 |
1,458Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
0% NH: +4.6% |
+1.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 49.4±5.7Highest 14% above NH |
48.6±8.6 12% above NH |
44.5±2.3Lowest about the NH average |
| Piermont and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.6%±5.9Highest NH: 18.2% |
21.3%±5.8 NH: 18.2% |
18.7%±4.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Piermont and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.6%±1.1 NH: 20.1% |
26.1%±2.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
24.1%±3.7Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bath and Piermont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
26.8%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
41.9% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±2Lowest NH: 6% |
2.4%±2 NH: 6% |
4.9%±2.3Highest NH: 6% |
| Rumney and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,000±$17kHighest 19% below NH |
$67,813±$22kLowest 32% below NH |
$79,444±$21k 20% below NH |
| Piermont and Rumney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $341,600±$22kHighest 15% below NH |
$234,400±$23kLowest 42% below NH |
$309,800±$37k 23% below NH |
| Piermont and Rumney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,199±$245 20% below NH |
$1,438±$309Highest 4% below NH |
$1,064±$100Lowest 29% below NH |
| Bath and Piermont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,142Highest 8% below NH |
$4,413Lowest 34% below NH |
$4,716 29% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 63%±23.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
5.9%±61.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
48.1%±21.3 NH: 48.2% |
| Piermont and Rumney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.1% NH: 7.2% |
10.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
90.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
77.8% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1978Highest 1 yr older than NH |
1976 3 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the NH average |
26 minLowest 4% below NH |
33 minHighest 22% above NH |
| Work from home | 25.7%±9Highest NH: 16.8% |
11.1%±3.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
14.4%±7 NH: 16.8% |
| Piermont and Rumney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Piermont School District | Bath School District | Rumney 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.