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Bow vs Carroll
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 most people working from home (22.7%).
Carroll has the oldest population (median age 62.4).
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 | Carroll |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 8,335Highest |
659Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+7.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.5±2Lowest 4% below NH |
62.4±4.8Highest 44% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 25%±3.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
7%±4.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 17.6%±2.5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
39.5%±4.4Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 60.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
35.2%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9Highest NH: 6% |
1.8%±1.2Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $172,857±$16kHighest 75% above NH |
$64,821±$26kLowest 35% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $506,500±$34kHighest 26% above NH |
$261,500±$42kLowest 35% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,539±$178Highest 3% above NH |
$1,078±$241Lowest 28% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,584Highest 44% above NH |
$3,356Lowest 50% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39%±13.2Highest NH: 48.2% |
28%±47.5Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Bow and Carroll are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 2.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
5.5%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
91.6%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 6 yrs newer than NH |
1984Lowest 5 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the NH average |
22 minLowest 19% below NH |
| Work from home | 22.7%±4.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
4.6%±3.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #26 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Bow School District | — |
| High school in town | Bow High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet |
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.