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Dummer vs Bow vs Milan
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
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What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dummer has the most homeowners (94.2%).
Bow has the most people working from home (22.7%).
Milan has the most renters (12.9% 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 | Milan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 299Lowest |
8,335Highest |
1,334 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +9.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+1.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 53.6±6.4Highest 24% above NH |
41.5±2Lowest 4% below NH |
50.3±2.8 16% above NH |
| Dummer and Milan 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% |
18.2%±5.6Lowest 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%±4.6 NH: 20.1% |
17.6%±2.5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
22.4%±2.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Milan 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%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
60.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
17.6% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±5.7Lowest NH: 6% |
5.6%±1.9Highest NH: 6% |
3.7%±2.4 NH: 6% |
| Bow and Milan 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 |
$70,300±$8kLowest 29% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $242,200±$51kLowest 40% below NH |
$506,500±$34kHighest 26% above NH |
$259,400±$30k 36% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,539±$178Highest 3% above NH |
$878±$160Lowest 41% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,898Lowest 57% below NH |
$9,584Highest 44% above NH |
$3,674 45% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
39%±13.2Highest NH: 48.2% |
17%±43.7 NH: 48.2% |
| Bow and Milan 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% |
6.7% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.2%Highest NH: 72.8% |
87.5% NH: 72.8% |
87.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH |
1985Highest 6 yrs newer than NH |
1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 6% below NH |
27 min about the NH average |
30 minHighest 11% above NH |
| Work from home | 6.8%±4.4 NH: 16.8% |
22.7%±4.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
5.9%±2.9Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #26 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | — | Bow School District | Milan 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.