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Bath vs Haverhill vs Sullivan
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%).
Haverhill has the most renters (23.5% rent).
Sullivan 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 | Haverhill | Sullivan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,097 |
4,611Highest |
687Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-2.4% NH: +4.6% |
-2.8%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 48.6±8.6 12% above NH |
49.7±10.6Highest 15% above NH |
46.6±6.5Lowest 8% above NH |
| Haverhill and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.3%±5.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
14%±4.8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
16.3%±5 NH: 18.2% |
| Bath and Sullivan 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% |
21.3%±5.2 NH: 20.1% |
20.5%±3.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bath and Haverhill 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% |
26.5%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
28.5%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2Lowest NH: 6% |
5%±3.3Highest NH: 6% |
3.9%±2.6 NH: 6% |
| Haverhill and Sullivan 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 |
$85,929±$22k 13% below NH |
$106,667±$20kHighest 8% above NH |
| Sullivan 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 42% below NH |
$247,900±$41kHighest 38% below NH |
$236,500±$29k 41% below NH |
| Haverhill and Sullivan 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 |
$1,115±$84Lowest 25% below NH |
$1,225±$275 18% below NH |
| Bath and Sullivan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,413Lowest 34% below NH |
$5,908Highest 11% below NH |
$5,099 24% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 5.9%±61.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
56.6%±26.6Highest NH: 48.2% |
40%±84.5 NH: 48.2% |
| Haverhill and Sullivan 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% |
11.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.1%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9% NH: 72.8% |
76.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
93.6%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr older than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1979Highest same as NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 4% below NH |
33 minHighest 22% above NH |
32 min 20% above NH |
| Work from home | 11.1%±3.2Highest NH: 16.8% |
4.7%±3.4 NH: 16.8% |
4.2%±2.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Bath and Haverhill 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 | — | #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 |
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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.