Compare towns
Bath vs Danbury 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 kids (21.3% under 18).
Danbury has the most people working from home (15.1%).
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 | Danbury | Dummer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,097 |
1,451Highest |
299Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+7.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 48.6±8.6 12% above NH |
47.4±5.8Lowest 9% above NH |
53.6±6.4Highest 24% above NH |
| Dummer 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 NH: 18.2% |
17.2%±2.9Lowest 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%±2.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
23.7%±5 NH: 20.1% |
21.4%±4.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bath and Danbury 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% |
17.5% NH: 40.6% |
16.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2Highest NH: 6% |
2.3%±1.7 NH: 6% |
0%±5.7Lowest NH: 6% |
| Bath and Danbury 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 |
$71,685±$11k 28% below NH |
$91,250±$21kHighest 8% below NH |
| Dummer and Danbury 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 |
$240,700±$35k 40% below NH |
$242,200±$51kHighest 40% below NH |
| Dummer and Danbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,438±$309Highest 4% below NH |
$1,281±$390Lowest 14% below NH |
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| Bath and Danbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,413Highest 34% below NH |
$3,760 44% below NH |
$2,898Lowest 57% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 5.9%±61.3 NH: 48.2% |
31.4%±36.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Danbury 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% |
12.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
9% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
90.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
94.2%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 1 yr older than NH |
1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH |
1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 4% below NH |
36 minHighest 35% above NH |
25 minLowest 6% below NH |
| Work from home | 11.1%±3.2 NH: 16.8% |
15.1%±5.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
6.8%±4.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Danbury and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Bath School District | Newfound Area School District | — |
| High school 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.