Compare towns
Brighton vs Bow vs Morrisville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brighton has the most affordable homes ($164k median).
Bow has the highest household income ($173k).
Morrisville has the shortest commute (22 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 | Brighton | Bow | Morrisville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,167Lowest |
8,335Highest |
2,664 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.2±11.6 16% above U.S. |
41.5±2Lowest 7% above U.S. |
45.3±6Highest 16% above U.S. |
| Morrisville and Brighton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.3%±5.7 U.S.: 22% |
25%±3.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.1%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Bow and Brighton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.2%±4.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.9%±3.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Brighton and Morrisville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
60.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
32.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
10.6%±5.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Morrisville and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $47,375±$21kLowest 41% below U.S. |
$172,857±$16kHighest 114% above U.S. |
$68,240±$15k 15% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $163,900±$39kLowest 51% below U.S. |
$506,500±$34kHighest 52% above U.S. |
$276,300±$20k 17% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $775±$33Lowest 45% below U.S. |
$1,539±$178Highest 9% above U.S. |
$1,289±$116 9% below U.S. |
| Bow and Morrisville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,360Lowest 8% above U.S. |
$9,584Highest 207% above U.S. |
$4,542 46% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55%±17Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
39%±13.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
49.5%±15.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Brighton and Morrisville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 22%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
17.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 51.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
52.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 13 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1973 7 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 25% above U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
22 minLowest 15% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.4%±8.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.7%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.9%±4.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #26 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Brighton School District | Bow School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Bow High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8 |
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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.