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Bow vs Pomfret vs Weybridge
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%).
Pomfret has the most people working from home (30.3%).
Weybridge has the shortest commute (18 min average).
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 | Pomfret | Weybridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,335Highest |
908 |
781Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
-2.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.5±2Lowest 7% above U.S. |
53.4±12.1Highest 37% above U.S. |
51.6±3 33% above U.S. |
| Pomfret and Weybridge 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% |
15.4%±6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19%±3.7 U.S.: 22% |
| Bow and Weybridge 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% |
29.5%±6.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
25.2%±2.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Pomfret and Weybridge 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% |
58%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
58.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.4%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.8%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bow and Weybridge 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. |
$84,229±$8kLowest 4% above U.S. |
$118,083±$18k 46% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $506,500±$34kHighest 52% above U.S. |
$399,200±$144kLowest 20% above U.S. |
$419,900±$35k 26% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,539±$178Highest 9% above U.S. |
$1,170±$98Lowest 17% below U.S. |
$1,227±$508 13% below U.S. |
| Bow and Weybridge 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. |
$6,722 116% above U.S. |
$6,117Lowest 96% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39%±13.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
24%±22.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
65.4%±30.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Weybridge 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% |
5.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
11.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
81.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
83.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1970Lowest 10 yrs older than U.S. |
1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
24 min 11% below U.S. |
18 minLowest 32% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 22.7%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
30.3%±10.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
15%±4.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Pomfret and Bow 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 | — | — |
| School district | Bow School District | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| 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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| 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.