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Bow vs Concord vs Hartford
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 highest household income ($173k).
Concord has the most renters (43.2% rent).
Hartford has the shortest commute (18 min average).
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 | Concord | Hartford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,335Lowest |
44,375Highest |
10,736 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.5±2 7% above U.S. |
40.7±1.3Lowest 5% above U.S. |
43.2±3.9Highest 11% above U.S. |
| Hartford and Bow 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% |
17.2%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18%±3 U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 17.6%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.7%±1.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
22.5%±3.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Hartford and Concord 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% |
42.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
47.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
6%±0.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.9%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Concord and Bow 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. |
$84,902±$5k 5% above U.S. |
$78,125±$7kLowest 3% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $506,500±$34kHighest 52% above U.S. |
$350,900±$13k 5% above U.S. |
$304,500±$26kLowest 8% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,539±$178Highest 9% above U.S. |
$1,441±$43 about the U.S. average |
$1,218±$118Lowest 14% below U.S. |
| Bow and Concord 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. |
$7,227 132% above U.S. |
$5,773Lowest 85% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39%±13.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
44.1%±5.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
44.6%±12.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Hartford and Concord 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% |
8.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
11.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
56.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
67.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 5 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 minHighest about the U.S. average |
23 min 13% below U.S. |
18 minLowest 30% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 22.7%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.1%±1.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
13.9%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #26 of 120 in NH | #89 of 120 in NH | #34 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Bow School District | Concord School District · Merrimack Valley School District | Hartford School District |
| High school in town | Bow High School | Concord High School | Hartford High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8 |
13.0Highest |
9.6Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.