Compare towns
Deering vs Bow vs Chichester
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Deering has the most affordable homes ($310k median).
Bow has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.4%).
Chichester has the most renters (14.4% rent).
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 | Deering | Bow | Chichester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,938Lowest |
8,335Highest |
2,745 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+9.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.6% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 48.8±5.7Highest 13% above NH |
41.5±2Lowest 4% below NH |
43±3.3 about the NH average |
| Deering and Chichester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±4.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
25%±3.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
20.3%±4.4 NH: 18.2% |
| Bow and Chichester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.9%±1.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
17.6%±2.5 NH: 20.1% |
17.2%±3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
60.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
37.4% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
5.6%±1.9Highest NH: 6% |
3.9%±1.7 NH: 6% |
| Bow and Chichester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,250±$16kLowest about the NH average |
$172,857±$16kHighest 75% above NH |
$109,297±$13k 10% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $309,900±$27kLowest 23% below NH |
$506,500±$34kHighest 26% above NH |
$409,300±$26k about the NH average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,306±$116Lowest 12% below NH |
$1,539±$178 3% above NH |
$2,055±$275Highest 38% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,223Lowest 7% below NH |
$9,584Highest 44% above NH |
$7,189 8% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.9%±27.6Lowest NH: 48.2% |
39%±13.2 NH: 48.2% |
55.6%±34.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Chichester and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.3%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
6% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
87.5% NH: 72.8% |
85.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH |
1985 6 yrs newer than NH |
1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 40 minHighest 49% above NH |
27 minLowest about the NH average |
30 min 13% above NH |
| Work from home | 10%±2.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
22.7%±4.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
19%±8 NH: 16.8% |
| Bow and Chichester 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 | #75 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | Bow School District | Chichester School District |
| High school in town | — | Bow High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8 |
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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.