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Newfields vs Bath 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
Newfields has the most expensive homes ($646k median).
Bath has the most kids (21.3% under 18).
Dummer has the oldest population (median age 53.6).
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 | Newfields | Bath | Dummer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,023Highest |
1,097 |
299Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.3%Highest NH: +4.6% |
0%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 44.1±1.8Lowest about the NH average |
48.6±8.6 12% above NH |
53.6±6.4Highest 24% above NH |
| Dummer and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±1.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
21.3%±5.8Highest 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+ | 13.6%±0.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
26.1%±2.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
21.4%±4.6 NH: 20.1% |
| Bath and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
26.8% NH: 40.6% |
16.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
2.4%±2 NH: 6% |
0%±5.7Lowest NH: 6% |
| Newfields and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
$67,813±$22kLowest 32% below NH |
$91,250±$21k 8% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
$234,400±$23kLowest 42% below NH |
$242,200±$51k 40% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
$1,438±$309Lowest 4% below NH |
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| Newfields and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$4,413 34% below NH |
$2,898Lowest 57% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.3%±40.8Highest NH: 48.2% |
5.9%±61.3 NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Newfields and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.1% NH: 7.2% |
9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
90.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
94.2% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1978 1 yr older than NH |
1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 4% below NH |
26 min 4% below NH |
25 minLowest 6% below NH |
| Work from home | 25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
11.1%±3.2 NH: 16.8% |
6.8%±4.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | Newfields School District | Bath School District | — |
| High school 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.