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Corinth vs Bow vs Salisbury

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Corinth has the most affordable homes ($214k median).
Bow has the highest household income ($173k).
Salisbury has the shortest commute (19 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.

MeasureCorinthBowSalisbury
People
Population
1,539
8,335Highest
1,200Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+6.4%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+9.4%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+7.5%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
48.4±9.6
24% above U.S.
41.5±2Lowest
7% above U.S.
50.6±6.5Highest
30% above U.S.
Salisbury and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
16.8%±4.6
U.S.: 22%
25%±3.6Highest
U.S.: 22%
16.6%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Bow and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
27.3%±3.5
U.S.: 17.2%
17.6%±2.5Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
30.4%±2.9Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Salisbury and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
29.3%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
60.3%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
34.6%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.2%±0.9Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.6%±1.9Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.6%±1.1
U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$89,167±$29kLowest
10% above U.S.
$172,857±$16kHighest
114% above U.S.
$99,688±$21k
23% above U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$213,800±$34kLowest
36% below U.S.
$506,500±$34kHighest
52% above U.S.
$306,900±$51k
8% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,267±$510Lowest
10% below U.S.
$1,539±$178Highest
9% above U.S.
$1,443±$984
about the U.S. average
Bow and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,584Lowest
15% above U.S.
$9,584Highest
207% above U.S.
$4,842
55% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
17.9%±29.8Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
39%±13.2Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
31.9%±22.6
U.S.: 51.1%
Bow and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
12.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
2.7%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
4.6%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
88.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
87.5%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
88.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1976
4 yrs older than U.S.
1985Highest
5 yrs newer than U.S.
1967Lowest
13 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
35 minHighest
33% above U.S.
27 min
about the U.S. average
19 minLowest
29% below U.S.
Work from home
23%±10.5Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
22.7%±4.7
U.S.: 15.1%
6%±2.2Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Corinth 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 —
School district — Bow School District Addison Central Unified Union School District #55
High school in town — Bow High School None in town
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.