Compare towns
Bow vs Salisbury vs Warner
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%).
Salisbury has the oldest population (median age 51.5).
Warner has the most renters (25.4% rent).
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 | Salisbury | Warner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,335Highest |
1,609Lowest |
2,959 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+2.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+3.7% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.5±2Lowest 4% below NH |
51.5±4.5Highest 19% above NH |
43.7±4 about the NH average |
| Salisbury and Warner 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% |
20.1%±9.6 NH: 18.2% |
17.3%±3.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Bow and Salisbury 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% |
24.9%±4Highest NH: 20.1% |
20.4%±3.5 NH: 20.1% |
| Salisbury and Warner 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% |
37.3%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
42.4% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9Highest NH: 6% |
2%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6 NH: 6% |
| Bow and Warner 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 |
$111,591±$17k 13% above NH |
$94,022±$18kLowest 5% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $506,500±$34kHighest 26% above NH |
$363,400±$47k 10% below NH |
$353,100±$22kLowest 12% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,539±$178 3% above NH |
$1,917±$632Highest 29% above NH |
$1,219±$123Lowest 18% below NH |
| Salisbury and Bow 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 |
$5,859Lowest 12% below NH |
$7,650 15% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39%±13.2 NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Warner 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% |
7.1% NH: 7.2% |
8.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.5% NH: 72.8% |
96.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
74.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 6 yrs newer than NH |
1982 3 yrs newer than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the NH average |
32 minHighest 20% above NH |
32 min 19% above NH |
| Work from home | 22.7%±4.7 NH: 16.8% |
23.3%±10.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Salisbury 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 | Merrimack Valley School District | Kearsarge Regional 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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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.