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Bow vs Everett vs Pelham
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 highest household income ($173k).
Everett has grown the fastest since 2010 (+17.8%).
Pelham has the most people working from home (22.8%).
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 | Everett | Pelham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,335Lowest |
50,045Highest |
14,449 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+17.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.5±2Highest 7% above U.S. |
35.2±1.5Lowest 10% below U.S. |
41.5±2.7Highest 7% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 25%±3.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
21.8%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22%±2.7 U.S.: 22% |
| Bow and Pelham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.6%±2.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
11.3%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
16.5%±1.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bow and Pelham 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% |
24.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
40% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.3%±0.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.9%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Everett and Pelham 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. |
$85,218±$7kLowest 6% above U.S. |
$135,956±$19k 68% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $506,500±$34kLowest 52% above U.S. |
$610,000±$23kHighest 83% above U.S. |
$552,600±$27k 66% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,539±$178 9% above U.S. |
$2,076±$69Highest 47% above U.S. |
$1,425±$88Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,584Highest 207% above U.S. |
$4,880Lowest 56% above U.S. |
$8,634 177% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39%±13.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
56.4%±5.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
67.3%±12.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Pelham and Everett 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% |
14.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
37.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1987Highest 7 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
35 minHighest 33% above U.S. |
30 min 12% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 22.7%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
10.5%±2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.8%±3.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Pelham 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 | #264 of 282 in MA | #48 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Bow School District | Everett | Pelham School District |
| High school in town | Bow High School | Everett High | Pelham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
12.1 |
10.4Lowest |
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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.