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Bow vs Dalton vs Windsor
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%).
Dalton has the most affordable homes ($296k median).
Windsor has the most homeowners (96.2%).
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 | Dalton | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,335Highest |
6,256 |
1,065Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-6.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
-7.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.5±2Lowest 7% above U.S. |
49.7±5.8Highest 28% above U.S. |
44.8±6.4 15% above U.S. |
| Dalton and Windsor 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% |
20.6%±4.7 U.S.: 22% |
15.8%±5.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Bow and Dalton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.6%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
27.9%±5.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.6%±4.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Dalton and Windsor 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% |
44.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
41.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.3%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.7%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bow and Windsor 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. |
$79,438±$8kLowest about the U.S. average |
$115,563±$10k 43% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $506,500±$34kHighest 52% above U.S. |
$295,700±$26kLowest 11% below U.S. |
$389,700±$32k 17% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,539±$178Highest 9% above U.S. |
$872±$70Lowest 38% below U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,584Highest 207% above U.S. |
$4,276 37% above U.S. |
$3,867Lowest 24% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39%±13.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
41.2%±19Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Dalton 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% |
7.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
70.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
96.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1957Lowest 23 yrs older than U.S. |
1970 10 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the U.S. average |
22 minLowest 16% below U.S. |
37 minHighest 41% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 22.7%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.5%±7.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.2%±5.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Bow and Windsor 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 | #192 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Bow School District | Central Berkshire | — |
| High school in town | Bow High School | Wahconah Regional High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
10.9Lowest |
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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.