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Canterbury vs Bow vs Campton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Canterbury has the oldest housing (typical home built 1982).
Bow has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.4%).
Campton has the most people working from home (28.3%).
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 | Canterbury | Bow | Campton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,353Lowest |
8,335Highest |
3,407 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.6% NH: +4.6% |
+9.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+0.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 48.6±3.8 12% above NH |
41.5±2Lowest 4% below NH |
49.2±3.7Highest 14% above NH |
| Campton and Canterbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.4%±4.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
25%±3.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
19.5%±6.8 NH: 18.2% |
| Bow and Campton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±3.3 NH: 20.1% |
17.6%±2.5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
23.2%±10.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Campton and Canterbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.3%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
60.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
51.2% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.8%±3 NH: 6% |
5.6%±1.9Lowest NH: 6% |
7.2%±4.2Highest NH: 6% |
| Campton and Canterbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $129,333±$37k 31% above NH |
$172,857±$16kHighest 75% above NH |
$118,870±$21kLowest 20% above NH |
| Bow and Canterbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $443,700±$21k 10% above NH |
$506,500±$34kHighest 26% above NH |
$356,300±$38kLowest 11% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,136±$233Highest 43% above NH |
$1,539±$178Lowest 3% above NH |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,421 11% above NH |
$9,584Highest 44% above NH |
$6,028Lowest 10% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 71.7%±48.3 NH: 48.2% |
39%±13.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
72.6%±44.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Campton and Canterbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.4% NH: 7.2% |
2.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.3%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.7% NH: 72.8% |
87.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
94.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Lowest 3 yrs newer than NH |
1985Highest 6 yrs newer than NH |
1985Highest 6 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 22% above NH |
27 min about the NH average |
23 minLowest 13% below NH |
| Work from home | 21.6%±7.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
22.7%±4.7 NH: 16.8% |
28.3%±10.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Campton and Bow 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 | #68 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Shaker Regional School District | Bow School District | Campton School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Bow High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.