Compare towns
Antrim vs Bow vs Brookline
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Antrim has the most affordable homes ($299k median).
Bow has the shortest commute (27 min average).
Brookline has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13%).
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 | Antrim | Bow | Brookline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,692Lowest |
8,335Highest |
5,736 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+9.4% NH: +4.6% |
+13%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 46.7±3.9Highest 8% above NH |
41.5±2 4% below NH |
41.2±1.5Lowest 5% below NH |
| Antrim and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±4.8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
25%±3.6 NH: 18.2% |
26.7%±4Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Brookline and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.8%±3.1 NH: 20.1% |
17.6%±2.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
11.4%±2.1Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bow and Antrim are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
60.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
57.7% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±2.1Lowest NH: 6% |
5.6%±1.9 NH: 6% |
6.3%±3.2Highest NH: 6% |
| Brookline and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,648±$22kLowest 13% below NH |
$172,857±$16kHighest 75% above NH |
$171,046±$4k 73% above NH |
| Bow and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $298,800±$23kLowest 26% below NH |
$506,500±$34k 26% above NH |
$544,400±$38kHighest 35% above NH |
| Brookline and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,040±$177Lowest 30% below NH |
$1,539±$178 3% above NH |
$2,500±$1kHighest 68% above NH |
| Brookline and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,608Lowest 16% below NH |
$9,584 44% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 95.9%±24.2Highest NH: 48.2% |
39%±13.2 NH: 48.2% |
23.8%±43.5Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Below poverty line | 7.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2.7% NH: 7.2% |
0.6%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
87.5% NH: 72.8% |
95.1%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 5 yrs older than NH |
1985 6 yrs newer than NH |
1993Highest 14 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 19% above NH |
27 minLowest about the NH average |
33 minHighest 25% above NH |
| Work from home | 12.8%±5.3Lowest NH: 16.8% |
22.7%±4.7 NH: 16.8% |
24.7%±5.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Brookline and Bow 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 | #104 of 120 in NH | #26 of 120 in NH | #23 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Contoocook Valley School District | Bow School District | Brookline School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Bow High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8 |
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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.