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Bow vs Milford vs Roxbury
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 highest household income ($173k).
Milford has the most renters (35.1% rent).
Roxbury has the shortest commute (21 min average).
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 | Milford | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,335 |
16,337Highest |
299Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+6.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 41.5±2 4% below NH |
36.8±2.5Lowest 15% below NH |
43.2±17.7Highest about the NH average |
| Roxbury 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% |
23.7%±3.6 NH: 18.2% |
14.7%±11.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Bow and Milford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.6%±2.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
15.1%±1.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
17.4%±10.8 NH: 20.1% |
| Bow and Roxbury 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% |
37.2% NH: 40.6% |
30.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9 NH: 6% |
4.2%±1.3Lowest NH: 6% |
13.4%±15.8Highest NH: 6% |
| Roxbury and Bow 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 |
$97,768±$14k about the NH average |
$69,226±$14kLowest 30% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $506,500±$34kHighest 26% above NH |
$398,800±$20k about the NH average |
$323,100±$219kLowest 20% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,539±$178Lowest 3% above NH |
$1,661±$126Highest 11% above NH |
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| Milford 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 |
$7,522 13% above NH |
$5,787Lowest 13% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39%±13.2 NH: 48.2% |
49.6%±15.8Highest NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Milford 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% |
3.9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.7% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.5% NH: 72.8% |
64.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 6 yrs newer than NH |
1982 3 yrs newer than NH |
1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the NH average |
27 minHighest about the NH average |
21 minLowest 22% below NH |
| Work from home | 22.7%±4.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
15.6%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
0.7%±1.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Bow and Milford 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 | #55 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Bow School District | Milford School District | — |
| High school in town | Bow High School | Milford High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
10.7Lowest |
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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.