Compare towns
Bow vs Eliot vs Rockport vs Windham
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%).
Eliot has the most renters (20.2% rent).
Rockport has the shortest commute (11 min average).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.4%).
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 | Eliot | Rockport | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,335 |
7,146 |
3,675Lowest |
16,038Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
+16.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.5±2 7% above U.S. |
50.8±5.9Highest 31% above U.S. |
48.7±3.7 25% above U.S. |
41.1±2.9Lowest 6% above U.S. |
| Eliot and Rockport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 25%±3.6 U.S.: 22% |
16.3%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.9%±5.2 U.S.: 22% |
27.4%±3.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Windham 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
27.8%±6.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.2%±4.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
15.5%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Eliot and Rockport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 60.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
43.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
51.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
62.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bow and Rockport 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 114% above U.S. |
$101,522±$10k 26% above U.S. |
$86,979±$16kLowest 8% above U.S. |
$189,583±$19kHighest 135% above U.S. |
| Windham 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 52% above U.S. |
$498,900±$62k 50% above U.S. |
$469,000±$50kLowest 41% above U.S. |
$723,300±$50kHighest 117% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,539±$178 9% above U.S. |
$1,948±$471 38% above U.S. |
$1,194±$667Lowest 15% below U.S. |
$3,218±$350Highest 128% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,584 207% above U.S. |
$4,549Lowest 46% above U.S. |
$5,764 85% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39%±13.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
55.1%±20.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
53.4%±42.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
52.2%±50.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Eliot and Rockport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 2.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
5.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
79.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
93.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
1978Lowest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1996Highest 16 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the U.S. average |
23 min 15% below U.S. |
11 minLowest 57% below U.S. |
31 minHighest 17% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 22.7%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.4%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
17.1%±5.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.9%±4.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Bow and Windham 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 | #19 of 133 in ME | #8 of 133 in ME | #13 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Bow School District | RSU 35/MSAD 35 | Five Town CSD · RSU 28/MSAD 28 | Windham School District |
| High school in town | Bow High School | None in town | Camden Hills Regional H S | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
— | 12.6Lowest |
12.8Highest |
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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.