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Haverhill vs Bath vs Wells River
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Haverhill has the highest household income ($86k).
Bath has the most people working from home (11.1%).
Wells River has the most renters (52.1% 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 | Haverhill | Bath | Wells River |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,611Highest |
1,097 |
340Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
0%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 49.7±10.6Highest 28% above U.S. |
48.6±8.6 25% above U.S. |
42.7±12.7Lowest 10% above U.S. |
| Haverhill and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14%±4.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.3%±5.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.1%±6.5 U.S.: 22% |
| Bath and Wells River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.3%±5.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
26.1%±2.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.4%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bath and Haverhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
26.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
16.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±3.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.4%±2 U.S.: 6.4% |
0.6%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Haverhill and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $85,929±$22kHighest 6% above U.S. |
$67,813±$22k 16% below U.S. |
$38,688±$5kLowest 52% below U.S. |
| Haverhill and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $247,900±$41kHighest 25% below U.S. |
$234,400±$23k 30% below U.S. |
$170,800±$103kLowest 49% below U.S. |
| Haverhill and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,115±$84 21% below U.S. |
$1,438±$309Highest about the U.S. average |
$900±$336Lowest 36% below U.S. |
| Bath and Haverhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,908Highest 89% above U.S. |
$4,413 41% above U.S. |
$4,154Lowest 33% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.6%±26.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
5.9%±61.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
47.6%±14.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Haverhill and Wells River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
38.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
90.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
47.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 23% above U.S. |
26 minLowest 3% below U.S. |
34 minHighest 27% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 4.7%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.1%±3.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
5.2%±9.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Bath and Wells River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #95 of 120 in NH | — | — |
| School district | Haverhill Cooperative School District | Bath School District | — |
| High school in town | Woodsville High School | None in town | — |
| 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.