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Avon vs Bow vs Templeton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Avon has the most renters (24.3% rent).
Bow has the most people working from home (22.7%).
Templeton has the most affordable homes ($359k median).
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 | Avon | Bow | Templeton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,774Lowest |
8,335Highest |
8,252 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 37.5±4Lowest 4% below U.S. |
41.5±2Highest 7% above U.S. |
40.3±5.1 4% above U.S. |
| Bow and Templeton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
25%±3.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
22.9%±5.9 U.S.: 22% |
| Bow and Templeton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.6%±4.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±2.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
14.7%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
60.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
26.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.6%±2.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.4%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Avon and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $130,625±$33k 62% above U.S. |
$172,857±$16kHighest 114% above U.S. |
$101,154±$15kLowest 25% above U.S. |
| Bow and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $509,600±$62kHighest 53% above U.S. |
$506,500±$34k 52% above U.S. |
$358,500±$12kLowest 8% above U.S. |
| Avon and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,558±$265Highest 10% above U.S. |
$1,539±$178 9% above U.S. |
$1,207±$353Lowest 15% below U.S. |
| Avon and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,627 112% above U.S. |
$9,584Highest 207% above U.S. |
$4,554Lowest 46% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.3%±24.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
39%±13.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
44.7%±26.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Avon and Templeton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
2.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
85.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 26 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1972 8 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 5% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
28 minHighest 5% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.3%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.7%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.9%±5.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Bow and Templeton 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 | #212 of 282 in MA | #26 of 120 in NH | #244 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Avon | Bow School District | Narragansett |
| High school in town | Avon Middle High School | Bow High School | Narragansett Regional High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.4Lowest |
12.8Highest |
12.2 |
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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.