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Bow vs Avon vs Suncook
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bow has the most people working from home (22.7%).
Avon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.7%).
Suncook has the most affordable homes ($361k 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 | Bow | Avon | Suncook |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,335Highest |
4,774Lowest |
5,432 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.5±2Highest 7% above U.S. |
37.5±4Lowest 4% below U.S. |
37.9±8.1 about the U.S. average |
| Bow and Suncook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 25%±3.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
21.6%±4.6 U.S.: 22% |
19.8%±4.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Bow and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.6%±2.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±4.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
16.5%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 60.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
30.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
31.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
7.6%±2.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.5%±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 | $172,857±$16kHighest 114% above U.S. |
$130,625±$33k 62% above U.S. |
$79,836±$25kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Bow and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $506,500±$34k 52% above U.S. |
$509,600±$62kHighest 53% above U.S. |
$361,100±$22kLowest 9% 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 | $1,539±$178 9% above U.S. |
$1,558±$265Highest 10% above U.S. |
$1,091±$317Lowest 23% 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 | $9,584Highest 207% above U.S. |
$6,627Lowest 112% above U.S. |
$6,975 124% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39%±13.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
53.3%±24.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.2%±21.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Avon and Suncook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
12.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
75.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
59.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1954 26 yrs older than U.S. |
1951Lowest 29 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the U.S. average |
28 minHighest 5% above U.S. |
25 minLowest 7% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 22.7%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.3%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
15.5%±6.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Bow and Suncook 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 | #212 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Bow School District | Avon | — |
| High school in town | Bow High School | Avon Middle High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
9.4Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.