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Bath vs Lempster vs Webster
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 shortest commute (26 min average).
Lempster has the oldest population (median age 50.8).
Webster has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.2%).
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 | Lempster | Webster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,097 |
953Lowest |
2,227Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0% NH: +4.6% |
-3.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+2.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 48.6±8.6 12% above NH |
50.8±7.2Highest 17% above NH |
44.7±7.6Lowest 3% above NH |
| Lempster 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% |
12.8%±4.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
22.6%±8Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Webster and Bath 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% |
25.4%±3.5 NH: 20.1% |
19.4%±1.3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bath and Lempster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.8%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
28.5% NH: 40.6% |
30.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2Lowest NH: 6% |
6.1%±2.6Highest NH: 6% |
3%±1.4 NH: 6% |
| Lempster and Webster 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 |
$86,607±$12k 13% below NH |
$107,171±$14kHighest 8% above NH |
| Webster and Lempster 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 |
$241,900±$29k 40% below NH |
$338,500±$30kHighest 16% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,438±$309Highest 4% below NH |
— | $1,396±$622Lowest 6% below NH |
| Bath and Webster 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 |
$4,558 32% below NH |
$6,021Highest 10% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 5.9%±61.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
100%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
53.6%±71 NH: 48.2% |
| Lempster and Webster 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% |
7.2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
9.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
98.2%Highest NH: 72.8% |
96% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr older than NH |
1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH |
1979Highest same as NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 4% below NH |
37 minHighest 40% above NH |
31 min 14% above NH |
| Work from home | 11.1%±3.2 NH: 16.8% |
5%±2.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
17.1%±3.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Webster 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 | Lempster School District | Merrimack Valley School District |
| High school in town | None 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.