Compare towns
Bow vs Claremont vs Unity
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%).
Claremont has the most renters (42.8% rent).
Unity has the oldest population (median age 58).
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 | Claremont | Unity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,335 |
13,078Highest |
1,375Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-3% NH: +4.6% |
-9.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.5±2Lowest 4% below NH |
42.6±3.5 about the NH average |
58±4.5Highest 34% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 25%±3.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
19.1%±2.8 NH: 18.2% |
12%±4.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Bow and Claremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.6%±2.5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
20.8%±3.1 NH: 20.1% |
34.9%±7Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 60.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
21.7% NH: 40.6% |
21.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9Highest NH: 6% |
2.5%±1.2 NH: 6% |
1%±0.7Lowest NH: 6% |
| Bow and Claremont 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 |
$59,096±$8kLowest 40% below NH |
$87,500±$16k 12% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $506,500±$34kHighest 26% above NH |
$204,600±$17kLowest 49% below NH |
$276,100±$29k 31% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,539±$178 3% above NH |
$1,146±$83Lowest 23% below NH |
$1,625±$804Highest 9% above NH |
| Unity and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,584Highest 44% above NH |
$5,774 13% below NH |
$5,394Lowest 19% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39%±13.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
63.6%±12.5Highest NH: 48.2% |
40%±100 NH: 48.2% |
| Claremont and Unity 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% |
13.5%Highest NH: 7.2% |
6.3% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.5% NH: 72.8% |
57.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
94.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 6 yrs newer than NH |
1957Lowest 22 yrs older than NH |
1982 3 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the NH average |
24 minLowest 9% below NH |
35 minHighest 31% above NH |
| Work from home | 22.7%±4.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
8.6%±2.9Lowest NH: 16.8% |
9.5%±4 NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #26 of 120 in NH | #103 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Bow School District | Claremont School District | Unity School District |
| High school in town | Bow High School | Stevens High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
12.7Lowest |
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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.