Compare towns
Bow vs Windham vs Rockport
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 most people working from home (22.7%).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.4%).
Rockport has the shortest commute (11 min average).
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 | Rockport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,335 |
16,038Highest |
3,675Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+16.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.5±2 7% above U.S. |
41.1±2.9Lowest 6% above U.S. |
48.7±3.7Highest 25% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 25%±3.6 U.S.: 22% |
27.4%±3.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
20.9%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Windham 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
15.5%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.2%±4.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Rockport and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 60.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
62.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
51.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bow and Rockport 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 114% above U.S. |
$189,583±$19kHighest 135% above U.S. |
$86,979±$16kLowest 8% above U.S. |
| 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 52% above U.S. |
$723,300±$50kHighest 117% above U.S. |
$469,000±$50kLowest 41% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,539±$178 9% above U.S. |
$3,218±$350Highest 128% above U.S. |
$1,194±$667Lowest 15% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,584 207% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$5,764Lowest 85% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39%±13.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.2%±50.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
53.4%±42.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Rockport and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
93.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1996Highest 16 yrs newer than U.S. |
1978Lowest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the U.S. average |
31 minHighest 17% above U.S. |
11 minLowest 57% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 22.7%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.9%±4.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
17.1%±5.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Bow and Windham 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 | #8 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Bow School District | Windham School District | Five Town CSD · RSU 28/MSAD 28 |
| High school in town | Bow High School | Windham High School | Camden Hills Regional H S |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
12.8Highest |
12.6Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.