Compare towns
Bow vs Dummer vs Newfields vs Concord
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bow has the most kids (25% under 18).
Dummer has the most affordable homes ($242k median).
Newfields has the most expensive homes ($646k median).
Concord has the most renters (43.2% 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 | Dummer | Newfields | Concord |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,335 |
299Lowest |
2,023 |
44,375Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
— | +5.3% NH: +4.6% |
+3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.5±2 4% below NH |
53.6±6.4Highest 24% above NH |
44.1±1.8 about the NH average |
40.7±1.3Lowest 6% below NH |
| Kids under 18 | 25%±3.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
19.4%±5.1 NH: 18.2% |
18.9%±1.6 NH: 18.2% |
17.2%±1.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Bow and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 17.6%±2.5 NH: 20.1% |
21.4%±4.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
18.7%±1.5 NH: 20.1% |
| Dummer and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 60.3% NH: 40.6% |
16.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
42.3% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9 NH: 6% |
0%±5.7Lowest NH: 6% |
7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
6%±0.8 NH: 6% |
| Newfields and Concord 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 75% above NH |
$91,250±$21k 8% below NH |
$197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
$84,902±$5kLowest 14% below NH |
| Newfields 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 26% above NH |
$242,200±$51kLowest 40% below NH |
$646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
$350,900±$13k 13% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,539±$178 3% above NH |
— | $1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
$1,441±$43Lowest 3% below NH |
| Newfields and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,584 44% above NH |
$2,898Lowest 57% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$7,227 8% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39%±13.2 NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
43.3%±40.8 NH: 48.2% |
44.1%±5.2Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Concord and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 2.7% NH: 7.2% |
9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.9% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.5% NH: 72.8% |
94.2% NH: 72.8% |
95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
56.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 6 yrs newer than NH |
1977 2 yrs older than NH |
1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the NH average |
25 min 6% below NH |
26 min 4% below NH |
23 minLowest 14% below NH |
| Work from home | 22.7%±4.7 NH: 16.8% |
6.8%±4.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
14.1%±1.8 NH: 16.8% |
| Newfields 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 | — | — | #89 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Bow School District | — | Newfields School District | Concord School District · Merrimack Valley School District |
| High school in town | Bow High School | — | None in town | Concord High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Lowest |
— | — | 13.0Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet | None yet |
NH 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.