Compare towns
Bath vs Dummer vs Newfields vs Monroe
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 affordable homes ($234k median).
Dummer has the oldest population (median age 53.6).
Newfields has the most people working from home (25.5%).
Monroe has the most renters (11.4% rent).
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 | Dummer | Newfields | Monroe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,097 |
299Lowest |
2,023Highest |
786 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
— | +5.3% NH: +4.6% |
+9.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 48.6±8.6 12% above NH |
53.6±6.4Highest 24% above NH |
44.1±1.8Lowest about the NH average |
51±10.4 18% above NH |
| Dummer and Monroe 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% |
19.4%±5.1 NH: 18.2% |
18.9%±1.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
20.9%±7.6 NH: 18.2% |
| Bath and Monroe 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% |
21.4%±4.6 NH: 20.1% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
30.3%±8.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Monroe 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% NH: 40.6% |
16.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
25.4% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2 NH: 6% |
0%±5.7Lowest NH: 6% |
7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
1.1%±1.8 NH: 6% |
| Newfields 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 |
$91,250±$21k 8% below NH |
$197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
$88,150±$7k 11% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $234,400±$23kLowest 42% below NH |
$242,200±$51k 40% below NH |
$646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
$312,700±$58k 22% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,438±$309 4% below NH |
— | $1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
$1,104±$218Lowest 26% below NH |
| Newfields and Bath 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 |
$2,898 57% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$2,661Lowest 60% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 5.9%±61.3 NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
43.3%±40.8 NH: 48.2% |
48%±39Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Monroe and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 8.1% NH: 7.2% |
9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
5.2% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9% NH: 72.8% |
94.2% NH: 72.8% |
95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
88.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr older than NH |
1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH |
1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 4% below NH |
25 minLowest 6% below NH |
26 min 4% below NH |
27 minHighest about the NH average |
| Work from home | 11.1%±3.2 NH: 16.8% |
6.8%±4.4 NH: 16.8% |
25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
3.2%±2.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | ||||
| School district | Bath School District | — | Newfields School District | Monroe 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 | 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.