Compare towns
Bow vs Canterbury vs Concord vs Eliot
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 kids (25% under 18).
Canterbury has the most homeowners (93.7%).
Concord has the most renters (43.2% rent).
Eliot has the oldest population (median age 50.8).
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 | Canterbury | Concord | Eliot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,335 |
2,353Lowest |
44,375Highest |
7,146 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3% U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.5±2 7% above U.S. |
48.6±3.8 25% above U.S. |
40.7±1.3Lowest 5% above U.S. |
50.8±5.9Highest 31% above U.S. |
| Eliot and Canterbury 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% |
17.4%±4.4 U.S.: 22% |
17.2%±1.3 U.S.: 22% |
16.3%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Bow and Canterbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 17.6%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.9%±3.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.7%±1.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
27.8%±6.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Eliot and Canterbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 60.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
49.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
42.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
43.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
6.8%±3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
6%±0.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
2%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Canterbury and Concord 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. |
$129,333±$37k 60% above U.S. |
$84,902±$5kLowest 5% above U.S. |
$101,522±$10k 26% above U.S. |
| Bow and Canterbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $506,500±$34kHighest 52% above U.S. |
$443,700±$21k 33% above U.S. |
$350,900±$13kLowest 5% above U.S. |
$498,900±$62k 50% above U.S. |
| Bow and Eliot 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. |
$2,136±$233Highest 51% above U.S. |
$1,441±$43Lowest about the U.S. average |
$1,948±$471 38% above U.S. |
| Canterbury and Eliot 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. |
$7,421 138% above U.S. |
$7,227 132% above U.S. |
$4,549Lowest 46% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39%±13.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
71.7%±48.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
44.1%±5.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
55.1%±20.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Canterbury and Eliot 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% |
5.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
93.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
56.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
79.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1982 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1969Lowest 11 yrs older than U.S. |
1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the U.S. average |
33 minHighest 23% above U.S. |
23 min 13% below U.S. |
23 minLowest 15% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 22.7%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.6%±7.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
14.1%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.4%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Bow and Canterbury 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 | — | #89 of 120 in NH | #19 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Bow School District | Shaker Regional School District | Concord School District · Merrimack Valley School District | RSU 35/MSAD 35 |
| High school in town | Bow High School | None in town | Concord High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Lowest |
— | 13.0Highest |
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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.