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Bath vs Benton vs Dummer
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%).
Benton has the most expensive homes ($288k median).
Dummer has the highest household income ($91k).
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 | Benton | Dummer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,097Highest |
386 |
299Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0% NH: +4.6% |
— | — |
| Median age | 48.6±8.6Lowest 12% above NH |
62.1±1.9Highest 43% above NH |
53.6±6.4 24% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 21.3%±5.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
6.7%±4.2Lowest NH: 18.2% |
19.4%±5.1 NH: 18.2% |
| Bath and Dummer 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% |
37.3%±12.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
21.4%±4.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Benton and Bath 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% |
18.2% NH: 40.6% |
16.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2Highest NH: 6% |
1.8%±1.4 NH: 6% |
0%±5.7Lowest NH: 6% |
| Bath and Benton 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 |
$67,895±$4k 31% below NH |
$91,250±$21kHighest 8% below NH |
| Dummer and Benton 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 |
$288,300±$46kHighest 28% below NH |
$242,200±$51k 40% below NH |
| Benton and Dummer 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 |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,413Highest 34% below NH |
$2,922 56% below NH |
$2,898Lowest 57% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 5.9%±61.3 NH: 48.2% |
100%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Benton 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% |
15.9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
9% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
92.1% NH: 72.8% |
94.2%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr older than NH |
1980Highest 1 yr newer than NH |
1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 4% below NH |
32 minHighest 20% above NH |
25 minLowest 6% below NH |
| Work from home | 11.1%±3.2Highest NH: 16.8% |
2.6%±3.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
6.8%±4.4 NH: 16.8% |
| Bath and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Bath School District | — | — |
| High school 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.