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Bow vs Hampden vs Newburgh
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 expensive homes ($507k median).
Hampden has the shortest commute (23 min average).
Newburgh has the most affordable homes ($245k 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 | Hampden | Newburgh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,335Highest |
7,896 |
1,475Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.5±2 7% above U.S. |
41±2.9Lowest 5% above U.S. |
45.8±5.7Highest 18% above U.S. |
| Newburgh and Bow 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% |
25.8%±5.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.8%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Hampden 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% |
17.2%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.4%±2.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Newburgh 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% |
45.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
29.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.3%±2.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.3%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bow and Hampden 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. |
$111,959±$13k 39% above U.S. |
$76,750±$10kLowest 5% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $506,500±$34kHighest 52% above U.S. |
$301,300±$38k 9% below U.S. |
$244,600±$20kLowest 26% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,539±$178Highest 9% above U.S. |
$1,286±$317 9% below U.S. |
$950±$219Lowest 33% below U.S. |
| Bow and Hampden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,584Highest 207% above U.S. |
$3,694 18% above U.S. |
$2,748Lowest 12% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39%±13.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
22.2%±15.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
42.9%±13.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Newburgh and Bow 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% |
7.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
11.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
85.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
81.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1982Lowest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the U.S. average |
23 minLowest 14% below U.S. |
30 minHighest 14% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 22.7%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.3%±5.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
6.4%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Bow and Hampden 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 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Bow School District | RSU 22 | — |
| High school in town | Bow High School | Hampden Academy | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Lowest |
14.8Highest |
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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.