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Bow vs Hampton vs Brookfield
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 most kids (25% under 18).
Hampton has the most renters (26.2% rent).
Brookfield has the most affordable homes ($428k 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 | Hampton | Brookfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,335 |
16,426Highest |
567Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+6% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.5±2Lowest 4% below NH |
55.8±2.1 29% above NH |
58.1±9.7Highest 34% above NH |
| Brookfield and Hampton 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% |
11.6%±2.3 NH: 18.2% |
8.6%±4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 17.6%±2.5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
30.9%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
38.4%±3.4Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 60.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
42.8% NH: 40.6% |
36.8%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9Highest NH: 6% |
3.1%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
5.5%±5 NH: 6% |
| Bow and Brookfield 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 |
$95,233±$9k 4% below NH |
$81,406±$31kLowest 18% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $506,500±$34k 26% above NH |
$550,200±$39kHighest 37% above NH |
$428,000±$61kLowest 6% above NH |
| Hampton and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,539±$178Lowest 3% above NH |
$1,628±$94Highest 9% above NH |
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| Hampton and Bow 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 |
$6,813 about the NH average |
$5,926Lowest 11% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39%±13.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
56.8%±10.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
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| Hampton 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 NH: 7.2% |
5.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.9% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.5% NH: 72.8% |
73.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
98.4%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 6 yrs newer than NH |
1978 1 yr older than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the NH average |
26 minLowest 3% below NH |
27 minHighest about the NH average |
| Work from home | 22.7%±4.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
21.7%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
13.7%±6.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Bow and Hampton 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 | #31 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Bow School District | Hampton School District · Winnacunnet Cooperative School District | — |
| High school in town | Bow High School | Winnacunnet High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
10.1Lowest |
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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.