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Bow vs Mount Tabor vs Sandgate
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 population (median age 57.8).
Sandgate has the most affordable homes ($194k 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 | Sandgate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,335Highest |
304Lowest |
435 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 41.5±2Lowest 7% above U.S. |
57.8±10.6Highest 49% above U.S. |
55.7±5.4 43% above U.S. |
| Mount Tabor and Sandgate 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% |
13.1%±7.5 U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 17.6%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
42.4%±18.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
26%±11.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Mount Tabor and Sandgate 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%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
37.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.6%±4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.3%±2.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bow and Sandgate 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. |
— | $69,167±$19kLowest 14% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $506,500±$34kHighest 52% above U.S. |
$420,500±$76k 26% above U.S. |
$193,800±$31kLowest 42% below 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. |
$2,778Lowest 11% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39%±13.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Bow and Mount Tabor 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% |
9.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1946Lowest 34 yrs older than U.S. |
1959 21 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
46 minHighest 72% above U.S. |
27 min 3% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 22.7%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
34.6%±32.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Sandgate and Bow 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 History | 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.