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Haverhill vs Canaan vs Bath
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Haverhill has the highest household income ($86k).
Canaan has the most people working from home (14.9%).
Bath has grown the fastest since 2010 (0%).
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 | Canaan | Bath |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,611Highest |
3,811 |
1,097Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.4% NH: +4.6% |
-2.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
0%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 49.7±10.6Highest 15% above NH |
44.4±3.7Lowest about the NH average |
48.6±8.6 12% above NH |
| 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 NH: 18.2% |
14.7%±4.6 NH: 18.2% |
21.3%±5.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Bath and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.3%±5.2 NH: 20.1% |
19.1%±4.2Lowest NH: 20.1% |
26.1%±2.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
| 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%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
28.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
26.8% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±3.3 NH: 6% |
7%±2.5Highest NH: 6% |
2.4%±2Lowest NH: 6% |
| Canaan and Haverhill 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 13% below NH |
$81,583±$6k 18% below NH |
$67,813±$22kLowest 32% below NH |
| Haverhill and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $247,900±$41k 38% below NH |
$254,000±$26kHighest 37% below NH |
$234,400±$23kLowest 42% below NH |
| Canaan and Haverhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,115±$84Lowest 25% below NH |
$1,140±$90 24% below NH |
$1,438±$309Highest 4% below NH |
| Bath and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,908 11% below NH |
$5,985Highest 10% below NH |
$4,413Lowest 34% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.6%±26.6 NH: 48.2% |
74.4%±25.1Highest NH: 48.2% |
5.9%±61.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Canaan and Haverhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.4% NH: 7.2% |
13.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
8.1%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
77.3% NH: 72.8% |
90.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1978Highest 1 yr older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 22% above NH |
30 min 12% above NH |
26 minLowest 4% below NH |
| Work from home | 4.7%±3.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
14.9%±6Highest NH: 16.8% |
11.1%±3.2 NH: 16.8% |
| Canaan and Bath 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 | #83 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Haverhill Cooperative School District | Mascoma Valley Regional School District | Bath School District |
| High school in town | Woodsville High School | Mascoma Valley Regional High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.0Lowest |
10.3Highest |
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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.