Compare towns
Deering vs Bow vs Goffstown
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%).
Goffstown has the most renters (17.3% 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 | Goffstown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,938Lowest |
8,335 |
18,513Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+9.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.2% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 48.8±5.7Highest 13% above NH |
41.5±2 4% below NH |
41.3±3.1Lowest 5% below NH |
| Deering and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±4.3 NH: 18.2% |
25%±3.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
16%±2.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Bow and Deering 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%±2.5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
19%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
60.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
42.8% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
5.6%±1.9 NH: 6% |
14.5%±1.7Highest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,250±$16kLowest about the NH average |
$172,857±$16kHighest 75% above NH |
$113,958±$12k 15% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $309,900±$27kLowest 23% below NH |
$506,500±$34kHighest 26% above NH |
$377,400±$20k 6% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,306±$116 12% below NH |
$1,539±$178Highest 3% above NH |
$1,231±$161Lowest 17% below NH |
| Bow and Deering are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,223Lowest 7% below NH |
$9,584Highest 44% above NH |
$6,941 4% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.9%±27.6Lowest NH: 48.2% |
39%±13.2 NH: 48.2% |
58.1%±20Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Goffstown 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% |
6.4% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
87.5% NH: 72.8% |
82.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH |
1985Highest 6 yrs newer than NH |
1982 3 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 40 minHighest 49% above NH |
27 minLowest about the NH average |
28 min 4% above NH |
| Work from home | 10%±2.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
22.7%±4.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
13.8%±2.2 NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #26 of 120 in NH | #35 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | Bow School District | Goffstown School District |
| High school in town | — | Bow High School | Goffstown High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8Highest |
12.6Lowest |
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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.