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Bow vs North Windham vs Windham
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).
North Windham has the most affordable homes ($343k 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 | North Windham | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,335 |
5,417Lowest |
19,188Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.5±2Lowest 7% above U.S. |
42±3Highest 8% above U.S. |
41.8±1.8 7% above U.S. |
| North Windham and Windham 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% |
16.6%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.2%±2.7 U.S.: 22% |
| Bow and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.6%±2.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.4%±3.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| North Windham and Bow 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% |
37%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±2.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bow and North Windham 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. |
$88,522±$8kLowest 10% above U.S. |
$107,934±$14k 34% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $506,500±$34kHighest 52% above U.S. |
$342,800±$29kLowest 3% above U.S. |
$388,900±$22k 17% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,539±$178Highest 9% above U.S. |
$1,248±$604 12% below U.S. |
$1,232±$332Lowest 13% below U.S. |
| Bow and North Windham 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. |
$3,546Lowest 14% above U.S. |
$3,938 26% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39%±13.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
30.7%±14.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
32.7%±14.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Bow and Windham 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% |
6.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
80.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1980Lowest same as U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
26 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 22.7%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
20.9%±6.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
19%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Bow and North Windham 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 | — | #95 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Bow School District | — | RSU 14 |
| High school in town | Bow High School | — | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
— | 12.1Lowest |
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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.