Compare towns
Dummer vs Bow vs Hooksett
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 affordable homes ($242k median).
Bow has the highest household income ($173k).
Hooksett has the most renters (27.5% 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 | Dummer | Bow | Hooksett |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 299Lowest |
8,335Highest |
5,876 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +9.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+27.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 53.6±6.4Highest 24% above NH |
41.5±2Lowest 4% below NH |
42.6±2 about the NH average |
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±5.1 NH: 18.2% |
25%±3.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.7%±3.6Lowest 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%±4.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
17.6%±2.5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
20.7%±3.9 NH: 20.1% |
| Dummer and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
60.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
41.4% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±5.7Lowest NH: 6% |
5.6%±1.9 NH: 6% |
6.2%±3.7Highest NH: 6% |
| Hooksett and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,250±$21kLowest 8% below NH |
$172,857±$16kHighest 75% above NH |
$101,053±$25k about the NH average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $242,200±$51kLowest 40% below NH |
$506,500±$34kHighest 26% above NH |
$348,100±$32k 14% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,539±$178Lowest 3% above NH |
$1,811±$283Highest 21% above NH |
| Hooksett and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,898Lowest 57% below NH |
$9,584Highest 44% above NH |
$4,960 26% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
39%±13.2 NH: 48.2% |
46%±20.2Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Hooksett and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
4% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.2%Highest NH: 72.8% |
87.5% NH: 72.8% |
72.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH |
1985 6 yrs newer than NH |
1987Highest 8 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 6% below NH |
27 min about the NH average |
29 minHighest 9% above NH |
| Work from home | 6.8%±4.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
22.7%±4.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
14.4%±4.6 NH: 16.8% |
| Bow and Hooksett 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 | #30 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.