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Bath vs Gorham vs Woodsville
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 people working from home (11.1%).
Gorham has the most affordable homes ($162k median).
Woodsville has grown the fastest since 2010 (+27.1%).
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 | Gorham | Woodsville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,097Lowest |
2,682Highest |
1,422 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0% NH: +4.6% |
-5.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+27.1%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 48.6±8.6 12% above NH |
53.9±3.6Highest 24% above NH |
32±10.4Lowest 26% below NH |
| Gorham and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.3%±5.8 NH: 18.2% |
12.5%±3.9Lowest NH: 18.2% |
23.8%±10.5Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Woodsville and Bath 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% |
31.7%±6.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
12.3%±6.1Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Gorham 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%Highest NH: 40.6% |
20.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
24.3% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2Lowest NH: 6% |
6.7%±2.8 NH: 6% |
10.8%±10Highest NH: 6% |
| Woodsville and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $67,813±$22kHighest 32% below NH |
$61,275±$7k 38% below NH |
$57,946±$27kLowest 41% below NH |
| Bath and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $234,400±$23kHighest 42% below NH |
$161,600±$49kLowest 60% below NH |
$228,000±$15k 43% below NH |
| Bath and Woodsville 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 |
$838±$83Lowest 44% below NH |
$1,119±$68 25% below NH |
| Bath and Woodsville 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 |
$4,334Lowest 35% below NH |
$4,425Highest 34% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 5.9%±61.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
41%±20.3 NH: 48.2% |
63.5%±29.5Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Woodsville and Gorham 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% |
4.3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
10.3%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
71.6% NH: 72.8% |
40.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 1 yr older than NH |
1971 8 yrs older than NH |
1938Lowest 41 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 4% below NH |
23 minLowest 15% below NH |
40 minHighest 49% above NH |
| Work from home | 11.1%±3.2Highest NH: 16.8% |
1.7%±1.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
3.9%±5.4 NH: 16.8% |
| Bath and Woodsville 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 | — | #57 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Bath School District | Gorham Randolph Shelburne Cooperative School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Gorham High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.0 |
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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.