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Warren vs Bridgewater vs Bath
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Warren has the most people working from home (11.8%).
Bridgewater has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.1%).
Bath has the most kids (21.3% 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 | Warren | Bridgewater | Bath |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 942Lowest |
1,169Highest |
1,097 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+7.1%Highest NH: +4.6% |
0% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 51.6±9.7 19% above NH |
58.3±6.3Highest 35% above NH |
48.6±8.6Lowest 12% above NH |
| Bridgewater and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18%±4.6 NH: 18.2% |
10.8%±3.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
21.3%±5.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Bath and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.6%±3.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
33.1%±1.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
26.1%±2.5 NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
32.8%Highest NH: 40.6% |
26.8% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.9 NH: 6% |
1.3%±1.2Lowest NH: 6% |
2.4%±2Highest NH: 6% |
| Bath and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $62,981±$14kLowest 36% below NH |
$82,361±$9kHighest 17% below NH |
$67,813±$22k 32% below NH |
| Bridgewater and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $237,200±$35k 41% below NH |
$398,600±$65kHighest about the NH average |
$234,400±$23kLowest 42% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,167±$586 22% below NH |
$1,125±$201Lowest 25% below NH |
$1,438±$309Highest 4% below NH |
| Bath and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,299 51% below NH |
$2,823Lowest 58% below NH |
$4,413Highest 34% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.4%±42Highest NH: 48.2% |
32.1%±13.6 NH: 48.2% |
5.9%±61.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Warren and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
11.9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
8.1%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.5% NH: 72.8% |
79.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
90.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH |
1979Highest same as NH |
1978 1 yr older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 4% above NH |
30 minHighest 13% above NH |
26 minLowest 4% below NH |
| Work from home | 11.8%±4Highest NH: 16.8% |
8%±3.3Lowest NH: 16.8% |
11.1%±3.2 NH: 16.8% |
| Warren and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Warren School District | Newfound Area School District | Bath 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.