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Danville vs Bow vs Berlin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Danville has the oldest population (median age 53.1).
Bow has the highest household income ($173k).
Berlin has the shortest commute (21 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.
| Measure | Danville | Bow | Berlin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,360Lowest |
8,335Highest |
2,880 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 53.1±6Highest 37% above U.S. |
41.5±2Lowest 7% above U.S. |
50.6±2.4 30% above U.S. |
| Danville and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±4.9 U.S.: 22% |
25%±3.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
16.6%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Bow and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.7%±3.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
26.8%±4.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Berlin and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
60.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
28.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±2.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bow and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $70,946±$7kLowest 12% below U.S. |
$172,857±$16kHighest 114% above U.S. |
$86,691±$21k 7% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $275,800±$43k 17% below U.S. |
$506,500±$34kHighest 52% above U.S. |
$273,600±$31kLowest 18% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,539±$178Highest 9% above U.S. |
$1,169±$171Lowest 17% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,358Lowest 40% above U.S. |
$9,584Highest 207% above U.S. |
$4,418 42% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 9.5%±11.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
39%±13.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
41%±19.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Berlin and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
2.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
87.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 23% above U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
21 minLowest 20% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 18.7%±9.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
22.7%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.7%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Bow and Danville 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 | #16 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Bow School District | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 |
| High school in town | — | Bow High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.