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Bristol vs Bow vs Hill
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bristol has the most renters (30.3% rent).
Bow has the highest household income ($173k).
Hill has the oldest population (median age 49.1).
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 | Bristol | Bow | Hill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,273 |
8,335Highest |
908Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.2% NH: +4.6% |
+9.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-6.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 42.7±5.7 about the NH average |
41.5±2Lowest 4% below NH |
49.1±6.8Highest 13% above NH |
| Hill and Bristol are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.3%±6.4 NH: 18.2% |
25%±3.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
10.9%±2.8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Bow and Bristol are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.2%±4.9 NH: 20.1% |
17.6%±2.5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
28.5%±2.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Hill and Bristol are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.5% NH: 40.6% |
60.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
30.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±2 NH: 6% |
5.6%±1.9Highest NH: 6% |
2.6%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
| Bow and Bristol are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $78,438±$10kLowest 21% below NH |
$172,857±$16kHighest 75% above NH |
$82,125±$21k 17% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $258,300±$63kLowest 36% below NH |
$506,500±$34kHighest 26% above NH |
$311,700±$41k 23% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,310±$97Lowest 12% below NH |
$1,539±$178Highest 3% above NH |
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| Bow and Bristol are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,162Lowest 38% below NH |
$9,584Highest 44% above NH |
$4,933 26% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.3%±14.2Highest NH: 48.2% |
39%±13.2 NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Bristol and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.3%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
9.9% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
87.5% NH: 72.8% |
94.2%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH |
1985Highest 6 yrs newer than NH |
1978 1 yr older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 4% above NH |
27 minLowest about the NH average |
35 minHighest 32% above NH |
| Work from home | 11.8%±5.2 NH: 16.8% |
22.7%±4.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
9.7%±3.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #79 of 120 in NH | #26 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Newfound Area School District | Bow School District | Hill School District |
| High school in town | Newfound Regional High School | Bow High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.5Lowest |
12.8Highest |
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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.