Compare towns
Bow vs Dummer vs Windsor
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 highest household income ($173k).
Dummer has the oldest population (median age 53.6).
Windsor has the youngest population (median age 40.2).
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 | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,335Highest |
299 |
254Lowest |
| 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 |
40.2±18.8Lowest 7% below NH |
| Kids under 18 | 25%±3.6 NH: 18.2% |
19.4%±5.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
25.2%±14.7Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Windsor 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% |
15.7%±8Lowest 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% NH: 40.6% |
12.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9Highest NH: 6% |
0%±5.7Lowest NH: 6% |
3.9%±4.2 NH: 6% |
| Bow and Windsor 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±$21kLowest 8% below NH |
$103,750±$40k 5% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $506,500±$34kHighest 26% above NH |
$242,200±$51kLowest 40% below NH |
$337,500±$40k 16% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,539±$178 3% above NH |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,584Highest 44% above NH |
$2,898Lowest 57% below NH |
$3,381 49% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39%±13.2 NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
66.7%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Windsor 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 NH: 7.2% |
9% NH: 7.2% |
10.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
94.2% NH: 72.8% |
96.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 6 yrs newer than NH |
1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH |
1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the NH average |
25 minLowest 6% below NH |
32 minHighest 21% above NH |
| Work from home | 22.7%±4.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
6.8%±4.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
15%±16.5 NH: 16.8% |
| Bow and Windsor 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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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.