Compare towns
Bath vs Stark vs Dummer
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).
Stark has the most people working from home (13.9%).
Dummer has the highest household income ($91k).
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 | Stark | Dummer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,097Highest |
419 |
299Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-14%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 48.6±8.6Lowest 12% above NH |
58.8±3.6Highest 36% above NH |
53.6±6.4 24% above NH |
| Stark and Dummer 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% |
14.1%±6.9Lowest NH: 18.2% |
19.4%±5.1 NH: 18.2% |
| Bath and Dummer 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% |
27.2%±3.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
21.4%±4.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Stark 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% |
17.5% NH: 40.6% |
16.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2 NH: 6% |
3.6%±4.7Highest NH: 6% |
0%±5.7Lowest NH: 6% |
| Stark 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 |
$71,750±$23k 28% below NH |
$91,250±$21kHighest 8% below NH |
| Dummer and Stark 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 |
$197,700±$34kLowest 51% below NH |
$242,200±$51kHighest 40% below NH |
| Dummer and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,438±$309 4% below NH |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,413Highest 34% below NH |
$2,636Lowest 60% below NH |
$2,898 57% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 5.9%±61.3 NH: 48.2% |
66.7%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Stark and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.1%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.3% NH: 7.2% |
9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
92.5% NH: 72.8% |
94.2%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 1 yr older than NH |
1968Lowest 11 yrs older than NH |
1977 2 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 4% below NH |
34 minHighest 27% above NH |
25 minLowest 6% below NH |
| Work from home | 11.1%±3.2 NH: 16.8% |
13.9%±6.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
6.8%±4.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Stark 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 | Stark School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | 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.