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Bath vs Brookline vs Ripton vs Haverhill
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bath has the most kids (21.3% under 18).
Brookline has the most people working from home (20.6%).
Ripton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+25.7%).
Haverhill has the most renters (23.5% rent).
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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 | Brookline | Ripton | Haverhill |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,097 |
531 |
508Lowest |
4,611Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0% U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
+25.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-2.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.6±8.6 25% above U.S. |
45.1±2.7Lowest 16% above U.S. |
47.7±14.2 23% above U.S. |
49.7±10.6Highest 28% above U.S. |
| Haverhill and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 21.3%±5.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
20%±6 U.S.: 22% |
11.8%±6.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
14%±4.8 U.S.: 22% |
| Bath and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 26.1%±2.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.6%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
30.5%±7.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.3%±5.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Ripton 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
41.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
48%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
26.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.2%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
20.1%±6.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5%±3.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $67,813±$22kLowest 16% below U.S. |
$80,833±$16k about the U.S. average |
$112,917±$15kHighest 40% above U.S. |
$85,929±$22k 6% above U.S. |
| Ripton and Haverhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $234,400±$23kLowest 30% below U.S. |
$290,700±$37k 13% below U.S. |
$394,400±$61kHighest 19% above U.S. |
$247,900±$41k 25% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,438±$309 about the U.S. average |
$1,732±$232Highest 23% above U.S. |
— | $1,115±$84Lowest 21% below U.S. |
| Brookline and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,413Lowest 41% above U.S. |
$5,000 60% above U.S. |
$4,915 58% above U.S. |
$5,908Highest 89% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 5.9%±61.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
47.8%±94.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
52.9%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
56.6%±26.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Haverhill and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 8.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
6.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
11.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
90.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
76.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1973Lowest 7 yrs older than U.S. |
1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 3% below U.S. |
28 min 8% above U.S. |
24 minLowest 9% below U.S. |
33 minHighest 23% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 11.1%±3.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
20.6%±5.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.2%±8.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
4.7%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Brookline and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | — | #95 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Bath School District | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Haverhill Cooperative School District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town | Woodsville High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | — | 10.0 |
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U.S. 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.