Compare towns
Bow vs Windham vs New Boston
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 shortest commute (27 min average).
Windham has the most expensive homes ($723k median).
New Boston has the youngest population (median age 38.8).
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 | Windham | New Boston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,335 |
16,038Highest |
6,165Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+16.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+14.8% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.5±2Highest 4% below NH |
41.1±2.9 5% below NH |
38.8±3.4Lowest 10% below NH |
| Bow and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 25%±3.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
27.4%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
27.2%±5.5 NH: 18.2% |
| Windham and New Boston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.6%±2.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
15.5%±2.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
17%±4.3 NH: 20.1% |
| Bow and New Boston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 60.3% NH: 40.6% |
62.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
44.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9Highest NH: 6% |
3.8%±1.8 NH: 6% |
3.6%±3Lowest NH: 6% |
| Bow and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $172,857±$16k 75% above NH |
$189,583±$19kHighest 91% above NH |
$154,250±$25kLowest 56% above NH |
| Windham and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $506,500±$34k 26% above NH |
$723,300±$50kHighest 80% above NH |
$481,100±$59kLowest 20% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,539±$178 3% above NH |
$3,218±$350Highest 116% above NH |
$1,193±$111Lowest 20% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,584 44% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$8,181Lowest 23% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39%±13.2 NH: 48.2% |
52.2%±50.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
22.8%±20.5Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Windham and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.7% NH: 7.2% |
2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
6.3%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
93.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
88% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Lowest 6 yrs newer than NH |
1996Highest 17 yrs newer than NH |
1989 10 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the NH average |
31 min 15% above NH |
36 minHighest 33% above NH |
| Work from home | 22.7%±4.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
21.9%±4.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
22.2%±6.5 NH: 16.8% |
| Bow and New Boston 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 | #13 of 120 in NH | #21 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Bow School District | Windham School District | New Boston School District |
| High school in town | Bow High School | Windham High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8 |
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.