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Bow vs Northfield vs Tilton Northfield
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 people working from home (22.7%).
Tilton Northfield has the most renters (49.2% rent).
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 | Northfield | Tilton Northfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,335Highest |
4,971 |
3,101Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+0.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+8.1% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.5±2Lowest 4% below NH |
42.6±5.1 about the NH average |
44.9±7.5Highest 4% above NH |
| Tilton Northfield and Northfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 25%±3.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
20.3%±4.9Lowest NH: 18.2% |
21.5%±6.3 NH: 18.2% |
| Bow and Tilton Northfield 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% |
17.2%±3.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
26.7%±5.4Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 60.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
23.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
28.3% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9Highest NH: 6% |
5.1%±2.5 NH: 6% |
4.7%±3.3Lowest NH: 6% |
| Bow and Northfield 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 75% above NH |
$92,917±$15k 6% below NH |
$66,705±$21kLowest 33% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $506,500±$34kHighest 26% above NH |
$288,500±$33k 28% below NH |
$250,000±$79kLowest 38% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,539±$178Highest 3% above NH |
$1,076±$182 28% below NH |
$998±$222Lowest 33% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,584Highest 44% above NH |
$5,097 24% below NH |
$3,553Lowest 47% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39%±13.2Highest NH: 48.2% |
24.1%±14.1Lowest NH: 48.2% |
28.3%±14.5 NH: 48.2% |
| Bow and Tilton Northfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.1% NH: 7.2% |
11.2%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
71.6% NH: 72.8% |
50.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 6 yrs newer than NH |
1979 same as NH |
1943Lowest 36 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the NH average |
26 min 4% below NH |
22 minLowest 19% below NH |
| Work from home | 22.7%±4.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
6.9%±3.6 NH: 16.8% |
2.2%±2.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #26 of 120 in NH | #109 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Bow School District | Winnisquam Regional School District | — |
| High school in town | Bow High School | 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.