Compare towns
Bath vs Landaff vs Lisbon
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 kids (21.3% under 18).
Landaff has the highest household income ($88k).
Lisbon has the most renters (33.3% 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 | Landaff | Lisbon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,097Highest |
420Lowest |
730 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0%Highest NH: +4.6% |
— | -1.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 48.6±8.6 12% above NH |
56.4±5.2Highest 30% above NH |
43.6±8.3Lowest about the NH average |
| Landaff 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% |
16.2%±5.9Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17.8%±4.8 NH: 18.2% |
| Bath and Lisbon 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% |
28.8%±4.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
25.6%±4.3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Landaff 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% |
26.3% NH: 40.6% |
26.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2 NH: 6% |
1.7%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
2.9%±3.5Highest NH: 6% |
| Lisbon 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 |
$87,500±$26kHighest 12% below NH |
$68,813±$7k 31% below NH |
| Landaff and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $234,400±$23k 42% below NH |
$279,300±$20kHighest 31% below NH |
$181,300±$27kLowest 55% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,438±$309Highest 4% below NH |
$1,375±$707 8% below NH |
$1,266±$317Lowest 15% below NH |
| Bath and Landaff 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 |
$4,813Highest 28% below NH |
$4,402Lowest 34% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 5.9%±61.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
45.5%±100 NH: 48.2% |
61.3%±23.6Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Lisbon and Landaff are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
5.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
7.1% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
90.3% NH: 72.8% |
66.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr older than NH |
1984Highest 5 yrs newer than NH |
1938Lowest 41 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 4% below NH |
32 minHighest 21% above NH |
20 minLowest 27% below NH |
| Work from home | 11.1%±3.2 NH: 16.8% |
10.2%±5.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
13.6%±6.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Lisbon and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Bath School District | Landaff School District | — |
| High school 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.