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Bow vs Concord vs Middlefield
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%).
Concord has the most renters (43.2% rent).
Middlefield has the oldest population (median age 56.9).
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 | Middlefield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,335 |
44,375Highest |
352Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3% U.S.: +7.4% |
-26.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.5±2 7% above U.S. |
40.7±1.3Lowest 5% above U.S. |
56.9±3.7Highest 46% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 25%±3.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.2%±1.3 U.S.: 22% |
4.5%±9.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 17.6%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.7%±1.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
28.7%±8.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Middlefield 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
31.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
6%±0.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.8%±4.8Lowest 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±$5kLowest 5% above U.S. |
$103,750±$23k 29% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $506,500±$34kHighest 52% above U.S. |
$350,900±$13k 5% above U.S. |
$332,800±$48kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,539±$178 9% above U.S. |
$1,441±$43Lowest about the U.S. average |
$2,625±$1kHighest 86% above U.S. |
| Middlefield and Bow 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. |
$4,926Lowest 58% 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% |
100%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Middlefield 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% |
12.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
56.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
94.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1969Lowest 11 yrs older than U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the U.S. average |
23 minLowest 13% below U.S. |
30 minHighest 13% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 22.7%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.1%±1.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
13.2%±9.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #26 of 120 in NH | #89 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Bow School District | Concord School District · Merrimack Valley School District | — |
| High school in town | Bow High School | Concord High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Lowest |
13.0Highest |
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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.