What stands out worked out from the figures below

Bow has the most people working from home (22.7%).

Hyde Park has the most affordable homes ($222k 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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Bow	Hyde Park
People
Population	8,335Highest	513Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+9.4% U.S.: +7.4%	—
Median age	41.5±2Lowest 7% above U.S.	42.6±10.1Highest 10% above U.S.
	Hyde Park 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 U.S.: 22%	22.6%±6.5Lowest U.S.: 22%
	Bow and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	17.6%±2.5Highest U.S.: 17.2%	16.4%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2%
	Bow and Hyde Park 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%	41%Lowest U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.6%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4%	2.1%±2Lowest U.S.: 6.4%
	Bow and Hyde Park 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.	$89,946±$10kLowest 11% above U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$506,500±$34kHighest 52% above U.S.	$221,800±$57kLowest 33% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,539±$178Highest 9% above U.S.	$1,306±$285Lowest 8% below U.S.
	Bow and Hyde Park 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.	$3,893Lowest 25% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	39%±13.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1%	42.1%±47.5Highest U.S.: 51.1%
	Hyde Park 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%	6.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	87.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2%	79.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S.	1964Lowest 16 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	27 minHighest about the U.S. average	26 minLowest about the U.S. average
Work from home	22.7%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1%	7.9%±5.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#26 of 120 in NH	#59 of 70 in VT
School district	Bow School District	—
High school in town	Bow High School	—
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.