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Bow vs Nottingham vs Holderness
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 highest household income ($173k).
Nottingham has the most homeowners (94.3%).
Holderness has the most affordable homes ($363k 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 | Nottingham | Holderness |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,335Highest |
5,357 |
1,917Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+9.3% NH: +4.6% |
-4.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.5±2Highest 4% below NH |
38.8±6.7Lowest 10% below NH |
39.4±7.4 9% below NH |
| Bow and Holderness 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% |
23.9%±5.4 NH: 18.2% |
14.7%±9.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Bow and Nottingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.6%±2.5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
18.4%±4.2 NH: 20.1% |
31.4%±4.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 60.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
40.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
55.7% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9 NH: 6% |
5.9%±2.6Highest NH: 6% |
2.6%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
| Nottingham 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±$16kHighest 75% above NH |
$122,201±$20k 23% above NH |
$107,863±$45kLowest 9% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $506,500±$34kHighest 26% above NH |
$457,500±$26k 14% above NH |
$363,100±$60kLowest 10% below NH |
| Bow and Nottingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,539±$178Lowest 3% above NH |
$2,068±$1kHighest 39% above NH |
$2,068±$385Highest 39% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,584Highest 44% above NH |
$7,319 10% above NH |
$3,923Lowest 41% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39%±13.2 NH: 48.2% |
92.1%±44.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
23.5%±21.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Nottingham and Bow 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% |
1.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
12.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.5% NH: 72.8% |
94.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
83.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 6 yrs newer than NH |
1992Highest 13 yrs newer than NH |
1981Lowest 2 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the NH average |
34 minHighest 27% above NH |
27 minLowest about the NH average |
| Work from home | 22.7%±4.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
22.2%±5.8 NH: 16.8% |
9.4%±4.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Bow and Nottingham 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 | #15 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Bow School District | Nottingham School District | Holderness 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.