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Bow vs Royalton vs Tunbridge
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%).
Royalton has the most renters (36.5% rent).
Tunbridge has the most people working from home (25.8%).
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 | Royalton | Tunbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,335Highest |
2,752 |
1,253Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+4.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.5±2Lowest 7% above U.S. |
43.9±10.1Highest 13% above U.S. |
42.7±8.3 10% above U.S. |
| Royalton and Tunbridge 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% |
14.4%±5.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.1%±4.4 U.S.: 22% |
| Bow and Tunbridge 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% |
22.1%±6.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.9%±1.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Royalton and Tunbridge 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% |
42.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
42.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
8%±4.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.6%±2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Royalton 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 114% above U.S. |
$103,938±$24k 29% above U.S. |
$89,464±$26kLowest 11% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $506,500±$34kHighest 52% above U.S. |
$263,200±$73kLowest 21% below U.S. |
$315,300±$23k 5% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,539±$178Highest 9% above U.S. |
$1,040±$391Lowest 26% below U.S. |
$1,346±$128 5% below U.S. |
| Bow and Tunbridge 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. |
$4,675 50% above U.S. |
$4,645Lowest 49% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39%±13.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
36.7%±16.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
76.7%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Tunbridge 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% |
13% U.S.: 12.5% |
14.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
63.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1965Lowest 15 yrs older than U.S. |
1981 1 yr newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the U.S. average |
20 minLowest 23% below U.S. |
31 minHighest 16% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 22.7%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
17.8%±7.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
25.8%±8.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Tunbridge 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 | #48 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Bow School District | White River Unified School District #79 | First Branch Unified School District #82 |
| High school in town | Bow High School | White River Valley High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
8.7Lowest |
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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.