Compare towns
Dummer vs Bow vs Clarksville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dummer has the most homeowners (94.2%).
Bow has the most expensive homes ($507k median).
Clarksville has the most affordable homes ($192k median).
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 | Dummer | Bow | Clarksville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 299Lowest |
8,335Highest |
371 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +9.4% NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 53.6±6.4Highest 24% above NH |
41.5±2Lowest 4% below NH |
50.4±6.6 16% above NH |
| Dummer and Clarksville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±5.1 NH: 18.2% |
25%±3.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
10%±7.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Bow and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±4.6 NH: 20.1% |
17.6%±2.5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
23.2%±2.1Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Clarksville and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.9% NH: 40.6% |
60.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
14.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±5.7Lowest NH: 6% |
5.6%±1.9Highest NH: 6% |
3.2%±3 NH: 6% |
| Bow and Clarksville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,250±$21k 8% below NH |
$172,857±$16kHighest 75% above NH |
$65,385±$24kLowest 34% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $242,200±$51k 40% below NH |
$506,500±$34kHighest 26% above NH |
$191,700±$84kLowest 52% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,539±$178Highest 3% above NH |
$1,125±$620Lowest 25% below NH |
| Bow and Clarksville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,898 57% below NH |
$9,584Highest 44% above NH |
$2,276Lowest 66% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
39%±13.2 NH: 48.2% |
50%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Clarksville and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9% NH: 7.2% |
2.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
15.9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.2%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 |
1985 6 yrs newer than NH |
1993Highest 14 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 6% below NH |
27 minHighest about the NH average |
23 minLowest 15% below NH |
| Work from home | 6.8%±4.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
22.7%±4.7 NH: 16.8% |
25.1%±9.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Clarksville 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 | — |
| High school in town | — | Bow High School | — |
| 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.