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Bow vs Chichester vs Deering
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.4%).
Chichester has the most renters (14.4% rent).
Deering has the most affordable homes ($310k 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 | Chichester | Deering |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,335Highest |
2,745 |
1,938Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.6% NH: +4.6% |
-0.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.5±2Lowest 4% below NH |
43±3.3 about the NH average |
48.8±5.7Highest 13% above NH |
| Deering and Chichester 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% |
20.3%±4.4 NH: 18.2% |
17.3%±4.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Bow and Chichester 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% |
17.2%±3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
23.9%±1.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 60.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
37.4% NH: 40.6% |
31%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9Highest NH: 6% |
3.9%±1.7 NH: 6% |
1.6%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
| Bow and Chichester 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 75% above NH |
$109,297±$13k 10% above NH |
$101,250±$16kLowest about the NH average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $506,500±$34kHighest 26% above NH |
$409,300±$26k about the NH average |
$309,900±$27kLowest 23% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,539±$178 3% above NH |
$2,055±$275Highest 38% above NH |
$1,306±$116Lowest 12% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,584Highest 44% above NH |
$7,189 8% above NH |
$6,223Lowest 7% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39%±13.2 NH: 48.2% |
55.6%±34.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
23.9%±27.6Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Chichester 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 NH: 7.2% |
6% NH: 7.2% |
14.3%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.5% NH: 72.8% |
85.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
87.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 6 yrs newer than NH |
1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the NH average |
30 min 13% above NH |
40 minHighest 49% above NH |
| Work from home | 22.7%±4.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
19%±8 NH: 16.8% |
10%±2.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Bow and Chichester 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 | #75 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Bow School District | Chichester School District | — |
| High school in town | Bow High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8 |
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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.