Compare towns
Bow vs Mount Tabor vs Rupert
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 kids (25% under 18).
Mount Tabor has the oldest housing (typical home built 1946).
Rupert has the most affordable homes ($363k 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 | Mount Tabor | Rupert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,335Highest |
304Lowest |
676 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | -2.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.5±2Lowest 7% above U.S. |
57.8±10.6Highest 49% above U.S. |
57.8±9.7Highest 49% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 25%±3.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
13.9%±3.7 U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 17.6%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
42.4%±18.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
42.3%±8.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Mount Tabor and Rupert 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% |
30.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.6%±4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.1%±2.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bow and Rupert 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. |
— | $88,229±$36kLowest 9% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $506,500±$34kHighest 52% above U.S. |
$420,500±$76k 26% above U.S. |
$362,500±$63kLowest 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±$178Lowest 9% above U.S. |
$2,143±$367Highest 52% above U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,584Highest 207% above U.S. |
$5,233 68% above U.S. |
$4,594Lowest 47% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39%±13.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
20%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Bow and Rupert 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%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
93.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1946Lowest 34 yrs older than U.S. |
1955 25 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the U.S. average |
46 minHighest 72% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 22.7%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.6%±9.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Bow and Rupert 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 | — | — |
| High school in town | Bow High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.