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Bow vs Stoddard vs Windsor
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 the highest household income ($173k).
Stoddard has the oldest population (median age 53).
Windsor has the most homeowners (96.5%).
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 | Stoddard | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,335Highest |
1,072 |
254Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+11.5%Highest NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 41.5±2 4% below NH |
53±4Highest 22% above NH |
40.2±18.8Lowest 7% below NH |
| Kids under 18 | 25%±3.6 NH: 18.2% |
17.5%±3.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
25.2%±14.7Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Windsor and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.6%±2.5 NH: 20.1% |
24.4%±2.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
15.7%±8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 60.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
34.1% NH: 40.6% |
12.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9Highest NH: 6% |
3.5%±1.7Lowest NH: 6% |
3.9%±4.2 NH: 6% |
| Bow and Windsor 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 |
$94,904±$11kLowest 4% below NH |
$103,750±$40k 5% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $506,500±$34kHighest 26% above NH |
$330,300±$20kLowest 18% below NH |
$337,500±$40k 16% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,539±$178Highest 3% above NH |
$895±$751Lowest 40% below NH |
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| Bow and Stoddard 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 |
$4,316 35% below NH |
$3,381Lowest 49% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39%±13.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
52.6%±100 NH: 48.2% |
66.7%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Windsor and Stoddard 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% |
10.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
93.3% NH: 72.8% |
96.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 6 yrs newer than NH |
1978Lowest 1 yr older than NH |
1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the NH average |
34 minHighest 25% above NH |
32 min 21% above NH |
| Work from home | 22.7%±4.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
9.5%±4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
15%±16.5 NH: 16.8% |
| Bow and Windsor 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 | Stoddard School District | — |
| High school in town | Bow High School | 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.