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Bow vs Dummer vs Union
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 expensive homes ($507k median).
Dummer has the oldest population (median age 53.6).
Union has the most kids (35.9% under 18).
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 | Union |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,335Highest |
299 |
131Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.4% NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 41.5±2 4% below NH |
53.6±6.4Highest 24% above NH |
23.6±30.9Lowest 45% below NH |
| Kids under 18 | 25%±3.6 NH: 18.2% |
19.4%±5.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
35.9%±42.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Union 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 NH: 20.1% |
21.4%±4.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
0%±31.7Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Dummer 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 NH: 40.6% |
16.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
48.3% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9Highest NH: 6% |
0%±5.7Lowest NH: 6% |
0%±13Lowest NH: 6% |
| Bow and Dummer 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 75% above NH |
$91,250±$21k 8% below NH |
$75,117±$19kLowest 24% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $506,500±$34kHighest 26% above NH |
$242,200±$51k 40% below NH |
$162,900±$135kLowest 60% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,539±$178 3% above NH |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,584Highest 44% above NH |
$2,898 57% below NH |
$1,258Lowest 81% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39%±13.2Highest NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
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| Bow and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
9% NH: 7.2% |
10.7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
94.2% NH: 72.8% |
100%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 6 yrs newer than NH |
1977 2 yrs older than NH |
1938Lowest 41 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the NH average |
25 minLowest 6% below NH |
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| Work from home | 22.7%±4.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
6.8%±4.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
21.4%±25.5 NH: 16.8% |
| Bow and Union 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 | — | — |
| High school in town | Bow High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.