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Bow vs Cavendish vs Panton
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.4%).
Cavendish has the most affordable homes ($285k median).
Panton has the most people working from home (26.7%).
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 | Cavendish | Panton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,335Highest |
1,242 |
690Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
-4.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.5±2Lowest 7% above U.S. |
45.2±5.9Highest 16% above U.S. |
42.7±3.8 10% above U.S. |
| Cavendish and Panton 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% |
18.3%±4.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
24.9%±5.3 U.S.: 22% |
| Bow and Panton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.6%±2.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
23.6%±2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
16.7%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 60.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
39.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
35.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.3%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.3%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bow and Cavendish 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. |
$89,063±$29k 10% above U.S. |
$86,667±$10kLowest 7% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $506,500±$34kHighest 52% above U.S. |
$285,100±$40kLowest 14% below U.S. |
$438,000±$40k 32% above U.S. |
| Bow and Panton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,539±$178Highest 9% above U.S. |
$1,000±$546Lowest 29% below U.S. |
$1,410±$130 about the U.S. average |
| Bow and Panton 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. |
$3,948Lowest 27% above U.S. |
$6,695 115% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39%±13.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
28.9%±27Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
61%±39Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Panton and Bow 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% |
6.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
81.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
83.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1968Lowest 12 yrs older than U.S. |
1974 6 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
19 minLowest 30% below U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 22.7%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
18.5%±6.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
26.7%±8.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Panton 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 | — | — |
| School district | Bow School District | Green Mountain Unified School District #77 | — |
| High school in town | Bow High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8 |
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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.