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Bow vs Dummerston vs Brookline
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.4%).
Dummerston has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Brookline has the most affordable homes ($291k median).
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 | Dummerston | Brookline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,335Highest |
2,090 |
531Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.5±2Lowest 7% above U.S. |
45.6±11.7Highest 17% above U.S. |
45.1±2.7 16% above U.S. |
| Dummerston and Brookline 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% |
21.7%±6 U.S.: 22% |
20%±6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Bow and Dummerston 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% |
24.3%±3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.6%±4.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Dummerston and Brookline 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% |
58.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
41.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.2%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bow and Brookline 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. |
$101,696±$21k 26% above U.S. |
$80,833±$16kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $506,500±$34kHighest 52% above U.S. |
$335,300±$22k about the U.S. average |
$290,700±$37kLowest 13% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,539±$178 9% above U.S. |
$1,392±$126Lowest about the U.S. average |
$1,732±$232Highest 23% above U.S. |
| Brookline and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,584Highest 207% above U.S. |
$4,536Lowest 45% above U.S. |
$5,000 60% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39%±13.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
44.1%±32.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
47.8%±94.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Brookline 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% |
4.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
6.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
92.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the U.S. average |
21 minLowest 21% below U.S. |
28 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 22.7%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
25.9%±10.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
20.6%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Dummerston 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 | — | — |
| School district | Bow School District | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | — |
| High school in town | Bow High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8 |
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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.