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Cabot vs Bow vs Craftsbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cabot has the most kids (27.2% under 18).
Bow has the highest household income ($173k).
Craftsbury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.4%).
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 | Cabot | Bow | Craftsbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,579 |
8,335Highest |
1,352Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
+11.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.3±6.6Lowest 4% above U.S. |
41.5±2Highest 7% above U.S. |
41.5±4.6Highest 7% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 27.2%±5.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
25%±3.6 U.S.: 22% |
21.2%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Cabot and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21%±6.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
25.7%±4.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Craftsbury and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
60.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
46.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
12.4%±2.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,031±$16kLowest 5% below U.S. |
$172,857±$16kHighest 114% above U.S. |
$83,672±$16k 4% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $268,500±$77kLowest 19% below U.S. |
$506,500±$34kHighest 52% above U.S. |
$270,500±$44k 19% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,243±$354 12% below U.S. |
$1,539±$178Highest 9% above U.S. |
$1,091±$184Lowest 23% below U.S. |
| Bow and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,639 49% above U.S. |
$9,584Highest 207% above U.S. |
$4,164Lowest 34% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±26.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
39%±13.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
29.9%±29.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Cabot and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
87.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1983 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 13% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
27 min 3% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 21.4%±4.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
22.7%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.5%±5.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Bow and Cabot 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 | — |
| School district | — | Bow School District | — |
| High school 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.