Compare towns

Bath vs Haverhill vs Ogunquit

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Bath has the most kids (21.3% under 18).
Haverhill has the most renters (23.5% rent).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).

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.

MeasureBathHaverhillOgunquit
People
Population
1,097Lowest
4,611Highest
1,379
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
0%
U.S.: +7.4%
-2.4%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
48.6±8.6Lowest
25% above U.S.
49.7±10.6
28% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
Ogunquit and Haverhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
21.3%±5.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
14%±4.8
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Bath and Haverhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
26.1%±2.5
U.S.: 17.2%
21.3%±5.2Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
26.8%
U.S.: 35.7%
26.5%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.4%±2Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5%±3.3Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8
U.S.: 6.4%
Haverhill and Ogunquit 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
16% below U.S.
$85,929±$22k
6% above U.S.
$114,259±$56kHighest
42% above U.S.
Ogunquit and Haverhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$234,400±$23kLowest
30% below U.S.
$247,900±$41k
25% below U.S.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,438±$309Highest
about the U.S. average
$1,115±$84Lowest
21% below U.S.
—
Bath and Haverhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,413Lowest
41% above U.S.
$5,908Highest
89% above U.S.
$4,473
43% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
5.9%±61.3
U.S.: 51.1%
56.6%±26.6Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Haverhill and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
8.1%
U.S.: 12.5%
11.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
90.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
76.5%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1978Highest
2 yrs older than U.S.
1975Lowest
5 yrs older than U.S.
1978Highest
2 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 minLowest
3% below U.S.
33 minHighest
23% above U.S.
26 min
about the U.S. average
Work from home
11.1%±3.2
U.S.: 15.1%
4.7%±3.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — #95 of 120 in NH —
School district Bath School District Haverhill Cooperative School District —
High school in town None in town Woodsville High School —
Students per teacherat that high school —
10.0
—
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History None yet None yet None yet

U.S. 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.