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Bow vs Rollinsford 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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.4%).
Rollinsford has the most people working from home (25.9%).
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 | Rollinsford | Holderness |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,335Highest |
2,626 |
1,917Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+2.8% NH: +4.6% |
-4.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.5±2Highest 4% below NH |
38.8±5.5Lowest 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% |
17.7%±4.8 NH: 18.2% |
14.7%±9.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Bow and Rollinsford 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% |
19.8%±4.9 NH: 20.1% |
31.4%±4.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 60.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
41.2%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
55.7% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9Highest NH: 6% |
2.8%±1.5 NH: 6% |
2.6%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
| Bow and Rollinsford 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 |
$89,500±$26kLowest 10% below NH |
$107,863±$45k 9% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $506,500±$34kHighest 26% above NH |
$398,100±$33k about the NH average |
$363,100±$60kLowest 10% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,539±$178Lowest 3% above NH |
$1,809±$394 21% above NH |
$2,068±$385Highest 39% above NH |
| Holderness and Rollinsford 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 |
$6,851 about the NH average |
$3,923Lowest 41% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39%±13.2 NH: 48.2% |
40%±26.1Highest NH: 48.2% |
23.5%±21.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Rollinsford 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 NH: 7.2% |
4.8% NH: 7.2% |
12.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
78.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
83.7% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 6 yrs newer than NH |
1966Lowest 13 yrs older than NH |
1981 2 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the NH average |
26 minLowest about the NH average |
27 min about the NH average |
| Work from home | 22.7%±4.7 NH: 16.8% |
25.9%±8.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
9.4%±4.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Rollinsford 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 | #94 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Bow School District | Rollinsford 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.