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Bow vs Randolph vs Randolph
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).
Randolph has the oldest population (median age 50.5).
Randolph has the youngest population (median age 40.4).
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 | Randolph | Randolph |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,335Highest |
2,007Lowest |
4,843 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.5±2 7% above U.S. |
50.5±7.7Highest 30% above U.S. |
40.4±7.4Lowest 4% above U.S. |
| Randolph and Bow 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% |
11%±5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
17.3%±4.4 U.S.: 22% |
| Bow and Randolph 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% |
24.2%±4.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.9%±4.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Randolph and Randolph 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% |
42.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
40.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
7.3%±4.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
11.2%±2.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Randolph and Randolph 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. |
$75,069±$11kLowest 7% below U.S. |
$76,758±$6k 5% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $506,500±$34kHighest 52% above U.S. |
$235,400±$25kLowest 29% below U.S. |
$278,700±$38k 16% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,539±$178Highest 9% above U.S. |
$1,095±$198Lowest 23% below U.S. |
$1,172±$173 17% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,584Highest 207% above U.S. |
$4,507Lowest 45% above U.S. |
$4,698 51% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39%±13.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
54.3%±20.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
54.1%±17.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Randolph and Randolph 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% |
14.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
53.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
67.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1942Lowest 38 yrs older than U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
18 minLowest 32% below U.S. |
21 min 22% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 22.7%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.7%±7.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
12.9%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Bow and Randolph 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 | #55 of 70 in VT | #55 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Bow School District | — | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 |
| High school in town | Bow High School | — | Randolph Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
— | 9.4Lowest |
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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.