Compare towns
Bow vs Pembroke vs Wilmot
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.4%).
Pembroke has the most renters (32.6% rent).
Wilmot has the oldest population (median age 53).
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 | Pembroke | Wilmot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,335Highest |
7,438 |
1,487Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+1.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+3.6% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.5±2Lowest 4% below NH |
41.9±3.3 3% below NH |
53±2.4Highest 22% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 25%±3.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
24%±4.6 NH: 18.2% |
17.1%±3.2Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Bow and Pembroke 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% |
16.4%±3.2Lowest NH: 20.1% |
24.3%±4.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Wilmot 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 NH: 40.6% |
32.2%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
58.7% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9Highest NH: 6% |
3.5%±1.6 NH: 6% |
3%±3.4Lowest NH: 6% |
| Bow and Pembroke 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 |
$89,519±$22kLowest 10% below NH |
$117,759±$15k 19% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $506,500±$34kHighest 26% above NH |
$371,500±$20kLowest 8% below NH |
$399,600±$43k about the NH average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,539±$178Highest 3% above NH |
$1,218±$354 18% below NH |
$1,125±$289Lowest 25% below NH |
| Bow and Pembroke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,584Highest 44% above NH |
$7,589 14% above NH |
$6,651Lowest about the NH average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39%±13.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
48.4%±21.8Highest NH: 48.2% |
41.1%±41.8 NH: 48.2% |
| Pembroke and Wilmot 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% |
15%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2.3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
67.4%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
83.4% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 6 yrs newer than NH |
1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the NH average |
25 minLowest 8% below NH |
33 minHighest 22% above NH |
| Work from home | 22.7%±4.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
17%±4.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
18.9%±3.8 NH: 16.8% |
| Bow and Wilmot 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 | #85 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Bow School District | Pembroke School District | — |
| High school in town | Bow High School | Pembroke Academy | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Lowest |
13.1Highest |
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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.