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Bath vs Danbury vs Webster
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.4%).
Webster has the highest household income ($107k).
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 | Webster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,097Lowest |
1,451 |
2,227Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+7.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+2.2% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 48.6±8.6Highest 12% above NH |
47.4±5.8 9% above NH |
44.7±7.6Lowest 3% 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%±5.8 NH: 18.2% |
17.2%±2.9Lowest NH: 18.2% |
22.6%±8Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Webster and Bath 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% |
19.4%±1.3Lowest 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% NH: 40.6% |
17.5%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
30.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2 NH: 6% |
2.3%±1.7Lowest NH: 6% |
3%±1.4Highest NH: 6% |
| Webster and Bath 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 |
$107,171±$14kHighest 8% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $234,400±$23kLowest 42% below NH |
$240,700±$35k 40% below NH |
$338,500±$30kHighest 16% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,438±$309Highest 4% below NH |
$1,281±$390Lowest 14% below NH |
$1,396±$622 6% below NH |
| Bath and Webster 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 |
$6,021Highest 10% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 5.9%±61.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
31.4%±36.3 NH: 48.2% |
53.6%±71Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Webster and Danbury 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% |
9.6% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
90.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
96%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr older than NH |
1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH |
1979Highest same as NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 4% below NH |
36 minHighest 35% above NH |
31 min 14% above NH |
| Work from home | 11.1%±3.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
15.1%±5.6 NH: 16.8% |
17.1%±3.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Webster 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 | Merrimack Valley School District |
| High school in town | None 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.