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Bow vs Sharon vs Warren
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).
Sharon has the most affordable homes ($347k median).
Warren has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16%).
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 | Sharon | Warren |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,335Highest |
1,577Lowest |
1,585 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+16%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.5±2Lowest 7% above U.S. |
45.6±7.7 17% above U.S. |
53.1±4.2Highest 37% above U.S. |
| Warren and Sharon 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% |
21%±5 U.S.: 22% |
9.3%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Bow and Sharon 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% |
25.1%±3.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
30.1%±4.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Warren and Sharon 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% |
37.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
60% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.5%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.6%±4 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bow and Warren 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. |
$84,375±$17kLowest 5% above U.S. |
$86,905±$16k 8% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $506,500±$34k 52% above U.S. |
$346,700±$37kLowest 4% above U.S. |
$569,300±$123kHighest 71% above U.S. |
| Warren and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,539±$178 9% above U.S. |
$1,386±$155Lowest about the U.S. average |
$1,750±$394Highest 24% above U.S. |
| Warren and Bow 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. |
$5,903Lowest 89% above U.S. |
$7,284 134% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39%±13.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
19.8%±17.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
32.3%±26.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Bow and Warren 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% |
3% U.S.: 12.5% |
15.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
79.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1981 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1977Lowest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
26 min about the U.S. average |
19 minLowest 30% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 22.7%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
12.7%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
36.2%±5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #26 of 120 in NH | — | — |
| School district | Bow School District | Sharon School District | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 |
| 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.