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Bow vs Goffstown vs Warner
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.4%).
Goffstown has the youngest population (median age 41.3).
Warner has the most renters (25.4% rent).
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 | Goffstown | Warner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,335 |
18,513Highest |
2,959Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.2% NH: +4.6% |
+3.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.5±2 4% below NH |
41.3±3.1Lowest 5% below NH |
43.7±4Highest about the NH average |
| Warner and Bow 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% |
16%±2.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17.3%±3.3 NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 17.6%±2.5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
19%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
20.4%±3.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Warner and Goffstown 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% |
42.8% NH: 40.6% |
42.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9 NH: 6% |
14.5%±1.7Highest NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $172,857±$16kHighest 75% above NH |
$113,958±$12k 15% above NH |
$94,022±$18kLowest 5% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $506,500±$34kHighest 26% above NH |
$377,400±$20k 6% below NH |
$353,100±$22kLowest 12% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,539±$178Highest 3% above NH |
$1,231±$161 17% below NH |
$1,219±$123Lowest 18% below NH |
| Bow and Goffstown 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 |
$6,941Lowest 4% above NH |
$7,650 15% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39%±13.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
58.1%±20Highest NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3 NH: 48.2% |
| Goffstown and Warner 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% |
6.4% NH: 7.2% |
8.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
82.7% NH: 72.8% |
74.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 6 yrs newer than NH |
1982 3 yrs newer than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the NH average |
28 min 4% above NH |
32 minHighest 19% above NH |
| Work from home | 22.7%±4.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
13.8%±2.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8 NH: 16.8% |
| Bow and Warner 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 | #35 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Bow School District | Goffstown School District | Kearsarge Regional School District |
| High school in town | Bow High School | Goffstown High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
12.6Lowest |
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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.