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Bath vs Ogunquit vs Haverhill vs Woodsville
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 shortest commute (26 min average).
Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).
Woodsville has the most renters (59.5% 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 | Ogunquit | Haverhill | Woodsville |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,097Lowest |
1,379 |
4,611Highest |
1,422 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0% U.S.: +7.4% |
+76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-2.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+27.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.6±8.6 25% above U.S. |
62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
49.7±10.6 28% above U.S. |
32±10.4Lowest 18% below 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%±5.8 U.S.: 22% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
14%±4.8 U.S.: 22% |
23.8%±10.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Woodsville 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
43.6%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.3%±5.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
12.3%±6.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
63.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
26.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
24.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
5%±3.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
10.8%±10Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Woodsville and Haverhill 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 16% below U.S. |
$114,259±$56kHighest 42% above U.S. |
$85,929±$22k 6% above U.S. |
$57,946±$27kLowest 28% below 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±$23k 30% below U.S. |
$875,700±$79kHighest 163% above U.S. |
$247,900±$41k 25% below U.S. |
$228,000±$15kLowest 31% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,438±$309Highest about the U.S. average |
— | $1,115±$84Lowest 21% below U.S. |
$1,119±$68 21% below U.S. |
| Bath and Woodsville 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. |
$4,473 43% above U.S. |
$5,908Highest 89% above U.S. |
$4,425 42% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 5.9%±61.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
56.6%±26.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
63.5%±29.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Woodsville and Haverhill 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% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
11.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
76.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
40.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 3% below U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
33 min 23% above U.S. |
40 minHighest 50% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 11.1%±3.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
4.7%±3.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
3.9%±5.4Lowest 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 |
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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.