Compare towns
Bow vs Dorset vs Dummerston vs Mount Tabor
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 youngest population (median age 41.5).
Dorset has the most people working from home (29.3%).
Dummerston has the most affordable homes ($335k median).
Mount Tabor has the oldest population (median age 57.8).
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 | Dorset | Dummerston | Mount Tabor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,335Highest |
2,092 |
2,090 |
304Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 41.5±2Lowest 7% above U.S. |
45.9±7.5 18% above U.S. |
45.6±11.7 17% above U.S. |
57.8±10.6Highest 49% above U.S. |
| Mount Tabor and Dorset 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% |
24%±5.5 U.S.: 22% |
21.7%±6 U.S.: 22% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Bow and Dorset 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% |
21.9%±4.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
24.3%±3 U.S.: 17.2% |
42.4%±18.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Mount Tabor and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 60.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
72.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
58.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
34.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.8%±2.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.6%±4 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bow and Dorset 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. |
$111,250±$40k 38% above U.S. |
$101,696±$21kLowest 26% above U.S. |
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| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $506,500±$34k 52% above U.S. |
$569,200±$57kHighest 71% above U.S. |
$335,300±$22kLowest about the U.S. average |
$420,500±$76k 26% above U.S. |
| Dorset and Bow 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. |
$1,420±$296 about the U.S. average |
$1,392±$126Lowest about the U.S. average |
$2,143±$367Highest 52% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,584Highest 207% above U.S. |
$7,489 140% above U.S. |
$4,536Lowest 45% above U.S. |
$5,233 68% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39%±13.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
74.4%±22.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
44.1%±32.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Dorset and Dummerston 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% |
11.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
11% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
92.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1972 8 yrs older than U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1946Lowest 34 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the U.S. average |
22 min 18% below U.S. |
21 minLowest 21% below U.S. |
46 minHighest 72% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 22.7%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
29.3%±7.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
25.9%±10.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Dorset and Dummerston 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 | — | — | — |
| School district | Bow School District | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | — |
| High school in town | Bow High School | None in town | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8 |
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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.