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Corinth vs Bow vs Whitingham vs Vershire

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 oldest population (median age 48.4).
Bow has the highest household income ($173k).
Whitingham has the oldest housing (typical home built 1974).
Vershire has the most renters (18.5% rent).

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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.

MeasureCorinthBowWhitinghamVershire
People
Population
1,539
8,335Highest
1,368
842Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+6.4%
U.S.: +7.4%
+9.4%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
-1%
U.S.: +7.4%
-7.9%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
48.4±9.6Highest
24% above U.S.
41.5±2Lowest
7% above U.S.
46.4±7.1
19% above U.S.
45.7±9.3
17% above U.S.
Corinth and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
16.8%±4.6Lowest
U.S.: 22%
25%±3.6Highest
U.S.: 22%
19.8%±4.5
U.S.: 22%
19.1%±4.5
U.S.: 22%
Bow and Whitingham 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%
31.1%±2.3Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
22.2%±5
U.S.: 17.2%
Whitingham 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%
32.8%
U.S.: 35.7%
31.8%
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%
2.2%±1.9
U.S.: 6.4%
5.2%±2.6
U.S.: 6.4%
Bow and Vershire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$89,167±$29k
10% above U.S.
$172,857±$16kHighest
114% above U.S.
$70,625±$11kLowest
13% below U.S.
$71,618±$12k
11% below U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$213,800±$34k
36% below U.S.
$506,500±$34kHighest
52% above U.S.
$262,300±$30k
21% below U.S.
$209,100±$55kLowest
37% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,267±$510
10% below U.S.
$1,539±$178Highest
9% above U.S.
$673±$150Lowest
52% below U.S.
$1,117±$80
21% below U.S.
Bow and Corinth 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.
$5,055
62% above U.S.
$4,640
49% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
17.9%±29.8Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
39%±13.2
U.S.: 51.1%
62.7%±47.3
U.S.: 51.1%
77.8%±24.5Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Vershire and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
12.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
2.7%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
15.5%
U.S.: 12.5%
19.5%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
88.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
87.5%
U.S.: 65.2%
85.2%
U.S.: 65.2%
81.5%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1976
4 yrs older than U.S.
1985Highest
5 yrs newer than U.S.
1974Lowest
6 yrs older than U.S.
1985Highest
5 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
35 min
33% above U.S.
27 minLowest
about the U.S. average
38 minHighest
44% above U.S.
32 min
23% above U.S.
Work from home
23%±10.5Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
22.7%±4.7
U.S.: 15.1%
9.7%±5.2Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
12.3%±4.1
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 Twin Valley Unified School District #75 —
High school in town — Bow High School Twin Valley Middle High School —
Students per teacherat that high school —
12.8Highest
7.8Lowest
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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.