Compare towns
Bath vs Danbury vs Effingham
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 shortest commute (26 min average).
Danbury has the oldest housing (typical home built 1977).
Effingham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+15.4%).
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 | Effingham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,097Lowest |
1,451 |
1,912Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+7.4% NH: +4.6% |
+15.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 48.6±8.6Highest 12% above NH |
47.4±5.8 9% above NH |
46.9±12.4Lowest 8% above NH |
| Bath and Danbury 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% |
19.5%±4.5 NH: 18.2% |
| Bath and Effingham 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% |
18.7%±2.5Lowest 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%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
20.3% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2Highest NH: 6% |
2.3%±1.7 NH: 6% |
1.1%±0.8Lowest 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 |
$76,607±$14kHighest 23% below NH |
| Effingham 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 |
$322,700±$30kHighest 20% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,438±$309Highest 4% below NH |
$1,281±$390 14% below NH |
$1,090±$121Lowest 27% below NH |
| Bath and Danbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,413 34% below NH |
$3,760Lowest 44% below NH |
$5,163Highest 23% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 5.9%±61.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
31.4%±36.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
13.6%±40.4 NH: 48.2% |
| Danbury and Effingham 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%Highest NH: 72.8% |
90.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
90.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr older than NH |
1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH |
1982Highest 3 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 4% below NH |
36 minHighest 35% above NH |
32 min 18% above NH |
| Work from home | 11.1%±3.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
15.1%±5.6 NH: 16.8% |
16.1%±4.2Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Effingham and Danbury 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 | Governor Wentworth Regional School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.