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Bow vs Grantham vs North Hartland
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%).
Grantham has the most affordable homes ($343k median).
North Hartland has the most renters (46% 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 | Grantham | North Hartland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,335Highest |
3,465 |
322Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+14%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 41.5±2Lowest 7% above U.S. |
50.4±7.5 30% above U.S. |
59.2±4.6Highest 52% above U.S. |
| North Hartland and Grantham 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% |
19.1%±6.6 U.S.: 22% |
13.4%±17.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Bow and Grantham 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% |
17%±6.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
23%±12.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| North Hartland and Bow 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% |
59.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
23.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.8%±6 U.S.: 6.4% |
0%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bow and Grantham 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. |
$106,403±$54k 32% above U.S. |
$51,161±$50kLowest 37% below U.S. |
| Bow and Grantham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $506,500±$34kHighest 52% above U.S. |
$343,100±$39kLowest 3% above U.S. |
$420,000±$354k 26% above U.S. |
| Bow and North Hartland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,539±$178 9% above U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,584Highest 207% above U.S. |
$7,605Lowest 144% above U.S. |
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| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39%±13.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
— | 45.2%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| North Hartland and Bow 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% |
0%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
28.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
100%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
54%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1987Highest 7 yrs newer than U.S. |
1956Lowest 24 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
23 min 15% below U.S. |
22 minLowest 17% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 22.7%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.8%±6.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
0%±8.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Bow and Grantham 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 | #6 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Bow School District | Grantham School District | — |
| High school in town | Bow High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8 |
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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.