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Andover vs Bow vs Sutton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bow has the most people working from home (22.7%).
Sutton has the most homeowners (95.7%).
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 | Andover | Bow | Sutton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,135Lowest |
8,335Highest |
2,239 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+9.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+7.7% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 46±11.6 6% above NH |
41.5±2Lowest 4% below NH |
48.1±4.1Highest 11% above NH |
| Sutton and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.3%±3.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
25%±3.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
20.5%±3.8 NH: 18.2% |
| Bow and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.1%±7.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
17.6%±2.5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
21.6%±5.9 NH: 20.1% |
| Andover and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
60.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
44.3% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±2.2Lowest NH: 6% |
5.6%±1.9Highest NH: 6% |
4.9%±3.6 NH: 6% |
| Bow and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,514±$27kLowest 11% below NH |
$172,857±$16kHighest 75% above NH |
$130,313±$31k 32% above NH |
| Bow and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $366,500±$44k 9% below NH |
$506,500±$34kHighest 26% above NH |
$362,600±$16kLowest 10% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,211±$190Lowest 19% below NH |
$1,539±$178 3% above NH |
$1,656±$614Highest 11% above NH |
| Sutton and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,962Lowest 11% below NH |
$9,584Highest 44% above NH |
$7,652 15% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.1%±8.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
39%±13.2 NH: 48.2% |
27.6%±47.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Andover and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.5%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
4.8% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.4% NH: 72.8% |
87.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr older than NH |
1985Highest 6 yrs newer than NH |
1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 28% above NH |
27 minLowest about the NH average |
29 min 10% above NH |
| Work from home | 11.7%±5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
22.7%±4.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
14.8%±5.6 NH: 16.8% |
| Bow and Sutton 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 | — | #26 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Andover School District | Bow School District | Kearsarge Regional School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Bow High School | Kearsarge Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8Highest |
10.4Lowest |
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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.