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 people working from home (11.1%).
Landaff has the highest household income ($88k).
Lisbon has the most renters (25.8% 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 | 1,097 |
420Lowest |
1,583Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
— | +1.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 48.6±8.6 12% above NH |
56.4±5.2Highest 30% above NH |
46.4±5.7Lowest 7% above NH |
| 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%±5.8 NH: 18.2% |
16.2%±5.9Lowest NH: 18.2% |
21.5%±6.2Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Lisbon 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% |
28.8%±4.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
20.8%±5Lowest 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% NH: 40.6% |
26.3%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
30.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2Highest NH: 6% |
1.7%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
2.3%±2.2 NH: 6% |
| Bath and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $67,813±$22k 32% below NH |
$87,500±$26kHighest 12% below NH |
$65,500±$13kLowest 34% below NH |
| Landaff and Bath 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 |
$198,000±$19kLowest 51% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,438±$309Highest 4% below NH |
$1,375±$707 8% below NH |
$1,344±$303Lowest 10% 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 | $4,413Lowest 34% below NH |
$4,813Highest 28% below NH |
$4,691 30% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 5.9%±61.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
45.5%±100 NH: 48.2% |
52.9%±18.9Highest 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% NH: 7.2% |
5.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
90.3% NH: 72.8% |
74.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr older than NH |
1984Highest 5 yrs newer than NH |
1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 4% below NH |
32 minHighest 21% above NH |
22 minLowest 19% below NH |
| Work from home | 11.1%±3.2Highest NH: 16.8% |
10.2%±5.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
10.3%±2.9 NH: 16.8% |
| Bath and Lisbon 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 | Lisbon Regional School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Lisbon Regional School (High) |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 6.4 |
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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.