Compare towns
Bow vs Franconia vs Hebron
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).
Franconia has the most renters (16.9% rent).
Hebron has the most expensive homes ($590k 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 | Franconia | Hebron |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,335Highest |
1,060 |
883Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-1.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.5±2Lowest 4% below NH |
55.6±7 28% above NH |
57.9±3.6Highest 34% above NH |
| Hebron and Franconia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 25%±3.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
15.2%±5.5 NH: 18.2% |
12.2%±3.9Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 17.6%±2.5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
36.6%±6.7 NH: 20.1% |
37.8%±9.3Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Hebron and Franconia 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% |
57.9% NH: 40.6% |
47.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9Highest NH: 6% |
5%±5.4 NH: 6% |
2.4%±4.3Lowest NH: 6% |
| Bow and Franconia 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 |
$87,292±$28kLowest 12% below NH |
$91,071±$17k 8% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $506,500±$34kLowest 26% above NH |
$530,300±$96k 32% above NH |
$589,500±$61kHighest 46% above NH |
| Hebron and Franconia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,539±$178Highest 3% above NH |
$1,281±$278Lowest 14% below NH |
$1,429±$334 4% below NH |
| Bow and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,584Highest 44% above NH |
$7,451 12% above NH |
$3,603Lowest 46% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39%±13.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
73.2%±74.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
40%±38.3 NH: 48.2% |
| Franconia and Hebron 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% |
11.4% NH: 7.2% |
15.2%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
83.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
86.8% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 6 yrs newer than NH |
1981 2 yrs newer than NH |
1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the NH average |
20 min 25% below NH |
19 minLowest 27% below NH |
| Work from home | 22.7%±4.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
11.9%±5.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
13.1%±5.1 NH: 16.8% |
| Bow and Hebron 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 | Lafayette Regional School District | — |
| High school in town | Bow High School | None in town | — |
| 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.