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Bow vs Newport vs Windsor
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.4%).
Newport has the shortest commute (15 min average).
Windsor has the oldest housing (typical home built 1945).
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 | Newport | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,335Highest |
4,394 |
3,554Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-2.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.5±2Lowest 7% above U.S. |
46.4±4.3Highest 19% above U.S. |
44.8±6.5 15% above U.S. |
| Newport and Windsor 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% |
13.2%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.5%±5.2 U.S.: 22% |
| Bow and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.6%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
25.8%±4.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
29.7%±6.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Windsor and Newport 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% |
25.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
39.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.8%±1.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bow and Newport 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. |
$54,646±$12k 32% below U.S. |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $506,500±$34kHighest 52% above U.S. |
$179,400±$11kLowest 46% below U.S. |
$207,500±$31k 38% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,539±$178Highest 9% above U.S. |
$850±$49Lowest 40% below U.S. |
$1,026±$89 27% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,584Highest 207% above U.S. |
$4,036Lowest 29% above U.S. |
$5,209 67% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39%±13.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
48.2%±15.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
31.5%±17Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Newport and Bow 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% |
23%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
57.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
57.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1966 14 yrs older than U.S. |
1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
15 minLowest 45% below U.S. |
23 min 14% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 22.7%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.8%±8.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
10.3%±5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Bow and Newport 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 | #63 of 70 in VT | #61 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Bow School District | Newport City School District · North Country Union High School District | — |
| High school in town | Bow High School | North Country Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
10.7Lowest |
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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.