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Bow vs Deerfield vs Salisbury
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 kids (25% under 18).
Deerfield has the shortest commute (18 min average).
Salisbury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.5%).
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 | Deerfield | Salisbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,335 |
5,158Lowest |
9,281Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+11.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.5±2Lowest 7% above U.S. |
51.8±3.6Highest 33% above U.S. |
51.3±3.5 32% above U.S. |
| Deerfield and Salisbury 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% |
13.2%±3.7 U.S.: 22% |
13.1%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 17.6%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.9%±4.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
25.5%±3.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Salisbury and Deerfield 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% |
44.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
43.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
7.9%±3.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.9%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Deerfield 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. |
$106,136±$14k 31% above U.S. |
$93,361±$6kLowest 16% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $506,500±$34kHighest 52% above U.S. |
$414,900±$37kLowest 25% above U.S. |
$478,700±$27k 44% above U.S. |
| Bow and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,539±$178 9% above U.S. |
$1,334±$318Lowest 6% below U.S. |
$1,691±$411Highest 20% above U.S. |
| Salisbury 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. |
$5,824 87% above U.S. |
$4,604Lowest 48% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39%±13.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
26.1%±15.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
61.9%±11.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Salisbury 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% |
7.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
5% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
78.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
71.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1972Lowest 8 yrs older than U.S. |
1980 same as U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the U.S. average |
18 minLowest 33% below U.S. |
28 minHighest 5% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 22.7%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.5%±6.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.8%±5.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Bow and Salisbury 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 | #156 of 282 in MA | #240 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Bow School District | Deerfield · Frontier | Triton |
| High school in town | Bow High School | Frontier Regional | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
11.1Lowest |
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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.