Compare towns
Bow vs Campton vs Durham vs Grantham
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 highest household income ($173k).
Campton has the most people working from home (28.3%).
Durham has the youngest population (median age 20.8).
Grantham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14%).
Durham is a college town. 55.1% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Campton | Durham | Grantham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,335 |
3,407Lowest |
15,080Highest |
3,465 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.4% NH: +4.6% |
+0.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.8% NH: +4.6% |
+14%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.5±2 4% below NH |
49.2±3.7 14% above NH |
20.8±0.3Lowest 52% below NH |
50.4±7.5Highest 16% above NH |
| Grantham and Campton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 25%±3.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
19.5%±6.8 NH: 18.2% |
10.3%±2.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
19.1%±6.6 NH: 18.2% |
| Bow and Campton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 17.6%±2.5 NH: 20.1% |
23.2%±10.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
11.5%±1.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
17%±6.9 NH: 20.1% |
| Campton and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 60.3% NH: 40.6% |
51.2%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
75.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
59.6% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9 NH: 6% |
7.2%±4.2 NH: 6% |
55.1%±3.2Highest NH: 6% |
4.8%±6Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $172,857±$16kHighest 75% above NH |
$118,870±$21k 20% above NH |
$124,056±$21k 25% above NH |
$106,403±$54kLowest 7% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $506,500±$34kHighest 26% above NH |
$356,300±$38k 11% below NH |
$504,300±$41k 25% above NH |
$343,100±$39kLowest 15% below NH |
| Bow and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,539±$178Highest 3% above NH |
— | $1,429±$143Lowest 4% below NH |
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| Bow and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,584 44% above NH |
$6,028Lowest 10% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$7,605 14% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39%±13.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
72.6%±44.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
66.4%±16 NH: 48.2% |
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| Campton and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 2.7% NH: 7.2% |
8.3% NH: 7.2% |
15.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
0%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.5% NH: 72.8% |
94.3% NH: 72.8% |
64.4%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
100%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 6 yrs newer than NH |
1985 6 yrs newer than NH |
1981Lowest 2 yrs newer than NH |
1987Highest 8 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the NH average |
23 min 13% below NH |
19 minLowest 27% below NH |
23 min 16% below NH |
| Work from home | 22.7%±4.7 NH: 16.8% |
28.3%±10.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
19.4%±3.5 NH: 16.8% |
13.8%±6.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Campton 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 | #26 of 120 in NH | #68 of 120 in NH | #9 of 120 in NH | #6 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Bow School District | Campton School District | Oyster River Coop School District | Grantham School District |
| High school in town | Bow High School | None in town | Oyster River High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
— | 12.3Lowest |
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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.