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Bow vs Windsor vs Claremont
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.4%).
Windsor has the shortest commute (23 min average).
Claremont has the most affordable homes ($205k median).
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 | Windsor | Claremont |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,335 |
3,554Lowest |
13,078Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
-3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.5±2Lowest 7% above U.S. |
44.8±6.5Highest 15% above U.S. |
42.6±3.5 10% above U.S. |
| Windsor and Claremont 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% |
19.5%±5.2 U.S.: 22% |
19.1%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Bow and Windsor 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% |
29.7%±6.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.8%±3.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Windsor and Claremont 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% |
39.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
21.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.5%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bow and Claremont 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. |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below U.S. |
$59,096±$8k 27% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $506,500±$34kHighest 52% above U.S. |
$207,500±$31k 38% below U.S. |
$204,600±$17kLowest 39% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,539±$178Highest 9% above U.S. |
$1,026±$89Lowest 27% below U.S. |
$1,146±$83 19% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,584Highest 207% above U.S. |
$5,209Lowest 67% above U.S. |
$5,774 85% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39%±13.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
31.5%±17Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
63.6%±12.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Claremont 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 U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
13.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
57.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
57.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
1957 23 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
23 minLowest 14% below U.S. |
24 min 8% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 22.7%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.3%±5 U.S.: 15.1% |
8.6%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #26 of 120 in NH | #61 of 70 in VT | #103 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Bow School District | — | Claremont School District |
| High school in town | Bow High School | — | Stevens High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
— | 12.7Lowest |
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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.