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Bow vs Danby vs Dummerston vs Windham
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 most renters (12.5% rent).
Danby has the most affordable homes ($272k median).
Dummerston has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.4%).
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 | Danby | Dummerston | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,335 |
1,133Lowest |
2,090 |
16,038Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
-2.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
+16.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.5±2 7% above U.S. |
52.6±4.8Highest 35% above U.S. |
45.6±11.7 17% above U.S. |
41.1±2.9Lowest 6% above U.S. |
| Danby and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 25%±3.6 U.S.: 22% |
14.6%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.7%±6 U.S.: 22% |
27.4%±3.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Windham and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 17.6%±2.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
24.3%±2.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.3%±3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.5%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 60.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
34.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
58.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
62.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.5%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bow and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $172,857±$16k 114% above U.S. |
$77,321±$13kLowest 4% below U.S. |
$101,696±$21k 26% above U.S. |
$189,583±$19kHighest 135% above U.S. |
| Windham and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $506,500±$34k 52% above U.S. |
$272,400±$41kLowest 18% below U.S. |
$335,300±$22k about the U.S. average |
$723,300±$50kHighest 117% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,539±$178 9% above U.S. |
$794±$166Lowest 44% below U.S. |
$1,392±$126 about the U.S. average |
$3,218±$350Highest 128% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,584 207% above U.S. |
$4,543 46% above U.S. |
$4,536Lowest 45% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39%±13.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
41.4%±34.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
44.1%±32.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
52.2%±50.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windham and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 2.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
9.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
89.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
92.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
93.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1981 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1996Highest 16 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the U.S. average |
30 min 12% above U.S. |
21 minLowest 21% below U.S. |
31 minHighest 17% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 22.7%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
12.1%±5.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
25.9%±10.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.9%±4.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Dummerston and Bow 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 | — | — | #13 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Bow School District | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | Windham School District |
| High school in town | Bow High School | None in town | None in town | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8 |
— | — | 12.8 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.