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Bow vs Dudley vs Webster
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 people working from home (22.7%).
Webster has the most renters (40.2% rent).
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 | Dudley | Webster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,335Lowest |
11,929 |
17,748Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+4.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.5±2Highest 7% above U.S. |
40.2±2.4 3% above U.S. |
39.9±2.9Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Bow and Dudley 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%±3.3 U.S.: 22% |
19.6%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Bow and Dudley 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% |
16.9%±3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.6%±2.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Webster and Bow 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% |
24.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
25.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
13.1%±2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.8%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $172,857±$16kHighest 114% above U.S. |
$84,604±$12k 5% above U.S. |
$72,895±$6kLowest 10% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $506,500±$34kHighest 52% above U.S. |
$392,600±$19k 18% above U.S. |
$361,500±$12kLowest 9% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,539±$178Highest 9% above U.S. |
$1,217±$182Lowest 14% below U.S. |
$1,228±$81 13% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,584Highest 207% above U.S. |
$3,691Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$3,999 28% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39%±13.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
47.4%±4.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
45.7%±6.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Dudley and Webster 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% |
6.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
12.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
73.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
59.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1967 13 yrs older than U.S. |
1962Lowest 18 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
27 min 4% above U.S. |
31 minHighest 16% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 22.7%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.1%±2.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
8%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #26 of 120 in NH | #142 of 282 in MA | #271 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Bow School District | Dudley-Charlton Reg | Webster |
| High school in town | Bow High School | Shepherd Hill Regional High | Bartlett High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8 |
14.3Highest |
11.6Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | 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.