Compare towns
Bow vs Newfields vs Hampton Beach vs Dunbarton
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).
Newfields has the most expensive homes ($646k median).
Hampton Beach has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14.2%).
Dunbarton has the most affordable homes ($484k 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 | Newfields | Hampton Beach | Dunbarton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,335Highest |
2,023Lowest |
2,605 |
3,097 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.4% NH: +4.6% |
+5.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+14.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+9% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.5±2Lowest 4% below NH |
44.1±1.8 about the NH average |
60.4±2.4Highest 39% above NH |
48±3.7 11% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 25%±3.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
18.9%±1.6 NH: 18.2% |
3.1%±2.8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
19.8%±3.8 NH: 18.2% |
| Bow and Dunbarton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 17.6%±2.5 NH: 20.1% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
33.7%±4.1Highest NH: 20.1% |
20.4%±4.3 NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 60.3% NH: 40.6% |
68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
34%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
39.6% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9 NH: 6% |
7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
0.6%±0.7Lowest NH: 6% |
3.8%±2 NH: 6% |
| Newfields 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±$16k 75% above NH |
$197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
$82,557±$17kLowest 17% below NH |
$124,348±$21k 26% above NH |
| Newfields and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $506,500±$34k 26% above NH |
$646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
$508,900±$76k 26% above NH |
$484,100±$33kLowest 20% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,539±$178 3% above NH |
$1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
$1,375±$130 8% below NH |
$1,166±$70Lowest 22% below NH |
| Newfields and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,584 44% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$6,115Lowest 8% below NH |
$8,233 23% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39%±13.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
43.3%±40.8 NH: 48.2% |
61.7%±20.2Highest NH: 48.2% |
54.7%±60.7 NH: 48.2% |
| Hampton Beach and Dunbarton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 2.7% NH: 7.2% |
2.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.2%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.5% NH: 72.8% |
95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
62.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.1% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 6 yrs newer than NH |
1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
1990 11 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the NH average |
26 min 4% below NH |
25 minLowest 5% below NH |
34 minHighest 25% above NH |
| Work from home | 22.7%±4.7 NH: 16.8% |
25.5%±3.7 NH: 16.8% |
26.9%±6.1Highest NH: 16.8% |
12.6%±5.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Hampton Beach and Newfields 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 | — | — | #33 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Bow School District | Newfields School District | — | Dunbarton School District |
| High school in town | Bow High School | None in town | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8 |
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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.