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Bow vs Newfane vs Townshend
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 highest household income ($173k).
Newfane has the most people working from home (30.8%).
Townshend has the shortest commute (25 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 | Newfane | Townshend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,335Highest |
1,456Lowest |
1,538 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-4.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+4.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.5±2Lowest 7% above U.S. |
54.4±3.9 40% above U.S. |
55.6±9.6Highest 43% above U.S. |
| Townshend and Newfane 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% |
11.1%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
12%±2.6 U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 17.6%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
29.2%±3.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.3%±6.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Newfane and Townshend 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% |
46.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
52.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.4%±2.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.4%±0.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bow and Newfane 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. |
$66,719±$21kLowest 17% below U.S. |
$78,750±$29k about the U.S. average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $506,500±$34kHighest 52% above U.S. |
$284,200±$49kLowest 15% below U.S. |
$287,200±$79k 14% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,539±$178Highest 9% above U.S. |
$1,266±$238 10% below U.S. |
$1,074±$80Lowest 24% below U.S. |
| Bow and Newfane are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,584Highest 207% above U.S. |
$5,174Lowest 66% above U.S. |
$5,364 72% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39%±13.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
51.9%±79.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
72.5%±23.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Townshend and Newfane 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% |
10.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
82.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1982 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
27 min about the U.S. average |
25 minLowest 5% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 22.7%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
30.8%±12.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
28%±18.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Newfane and Townshend 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 | West River Valley Union Education District #72A | West River Valley Union Education District #72B · West River Valley Union Education District #72A |
| High school in town | Bow High School | None in town | Leland & Gray Union Middle & High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
— | 8.1Lowest |
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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.