Compare towns
Bow vs Moultonborough vs Wolfeboro
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).
Moultonborough has grown the fastest since 2010 (+21.6%).
Wolfeboro has the most renters (21.9% 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 | Moultonborough | Wolfeboro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,335Highest |
5,126Lowest |
6,571 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.4% NH: +4.6% |
+21.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+2.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.5±2Lowest 4% below NH |
58.3±4.5Highest 35% above NH |
57±1.8 32% above NH |
| Moultonborough and Wolfeboro 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% |
10.9%±3.9Lowest NH: 18.2% |
13.7%±3.3 NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 17.6%±2.5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
35.3%±5.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
34.6%±5.2 NH: 20.1% |
| Moultonborough and Wolfeboro 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% |
49% NH: 40.6% |
45%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9 NH: 6% |
6.4%±2.9Highest NH: 6% |
2.8%±1.8Lowest NH: 6% |
| Moultonborough 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 |
$106,693±$18k 8% above NH |
$94,375±$22kLowest 5% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $506,500±$34kLowest 26% above NH |
$644,200±$120kHighest 60% above NH |
$546,500±$60k 36% above NH |
| Moultonborough and Wolfeboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,539±$178Highest 3% above NH |
$1,452±$491 about the NH average |
$1,103±$76Lowest 26% below NH |
| Bow and Moultonborough 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 |
$3,479Lowest 48% below NH |
$4,531 32% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39%±13.2Highest NH: 48.2% |
7.1%±23.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
12%±11.6 NH: 48.2% |
| Below poverty line | 2.7% NH: 7.2% |
2.1%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.2%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.5% NH: 72.8% |
92.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
78.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 6 yrs newer than NH |
1986Highest 7 yrs newer than NH |
1982Lowest 3 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the NH average |
22 minLowest 17% below NH |
24 min 11% below NH |
| Work from home | 22.7%±4.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
23%±7.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
22.9%±6.6 NH: 16.8% |
| Moultonborough and Wolfeboro 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 | #36 of 120 in NH | #46 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Bow School District | Moultonborough School District | Governor Wentworth Regional School District |
| High school in town | Bow High School | Moultonborough Academy | Kingswood Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
6.7Lowest |
11.1 |
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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.