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Bow vs Mount Tabor vs Ripton vs Suncook
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 people working from home (22.7%).
Mount Tabor has the oldest population (median age 57.8).
Ripton has the shortest commute (24 min average).
Suncook has the most renters (40.5% 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 | Mount Tabor | Ripton | Suncook |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,335Highest |
304Lowest |
508 |
5,432 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +25.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.5±2 7% above U.S. |
57.8±10.6Highest 49% above U.S. |
47.7±14.2 23% above U.S. |
37.9±8.1Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Mount Tabor and Ripton 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% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
11.8%±6.3 U.S.: 22% |
19.8%±4.9 U.S.: 22% |
| Bow and Suncook 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% |
42.4%±18.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
30.5%±7.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
16.5%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Mount Tabor and Ripton 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% |
34.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
48% U.S.: 35.7% |
31.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.6%±4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
20.1%±6.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.5%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $172,857±$16kHighest 114% above U.S. |
— | $112,917±$15k 40% above U.S. |
$79,836±$25kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $506,500±$34kHighest 52% above U.S. |
$420,500±$76k 26% above U.S. |
$394,400±$61k 19% above U.S. |
$361,100±$22kLowest 9% above U.S. |
| Bow and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,539±$178 9% above U.S. |
$2,143±$367Highest 52% above U.S. |
— | $1,091±$317Lowest 23% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,584Highest 207% above U.S. |
$5,233 68% above U.S. |
$4,915Lowest 58% above U.S. |
$6,975 124% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39%±13.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.9%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.2%±21.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Ripton and Suncook 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% |
11% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
12.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
92.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
59.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1946Lowest 34 yrs older than U.S. |
1973 7 yrs older than U.S. |
1951 29 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the U.S. average |
46 minHighest 72% above U.S. |
24 minLowest 9% below U.S. |
25 min 7% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 22.7%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.2%±8.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
15.5%±6.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Bow and Ripton 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 | — | — | — |
| School district | Bow School District | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — |
| High school in town | Bow High School | — | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.