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Dunbarton vs Wilmot vs Bow
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dunbarton has the most homeowners (95.1%).
Wilmot has the most affordable homes ($400k median).
Bow has the highest household income ($173k).
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 | Dunbarton | Wilmot | Bow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,097 |
1,487Lowest |
8,335Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9% NH: +4.6% |
+3.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+9.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 48±3.7 11% above NH |
53±2.4Highest 22% above NH |
41.5±2Lowest 4% below NH |
| Wilmot and Dunbarton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±3.8 NH: 18.2% |
17.1%±3.2Lowest NH: 18.2% |
25%±3.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Bow and Dunbarton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±4.3 NH: 20.1% |
24.3%±4.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
17.6%±2.5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Wilmot and Dunbarton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
58.7% NH: 40.6% |
60.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±2 NH: 6% |
3%±3.4Lowest NH: 6% |
5.6%±1.9Highest NH: 6% |
| Bow and Dunbarton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $124,348±$21k 26% above NH |
$117,759±$15kLowest 19% above NH |
$172,857±$16kHighest 75% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $484,100±$33k 20% above NH |
$399,600±$43kLowest about the NH average |
$506,500±$34kHighest 26% above NH |
| Bow and Dunbarton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,166±$70 22% below NH |
$1,125±$289Lowest 25% below NH |
$1,539±$178Highest 3% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,233 23% above NH |
$6,651Lowest about the NH average |
$9,584Highest 44% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.7%±60.7Highest NH: 48.2% |
41.1%±41.8 NH: 48.2% |
39%±13.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Dunbarton and Wilmot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2.3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
2.7% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.1%Highest NH: 72.8% |
83.4%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
87.5% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1990Highest 11 yrs newer than NH |
1988 9 yrs newer than NH |
1985Lowest 6 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 25% above NH |
33 min 22% above NH |
27 minLowest about the NH average |
| Work from home | 12.6%±5.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
18.9%±3.8 NH: 16.8% |
22.7%±4.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Bow and Wilmot 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 | #33 of 120 in NH | — | #26 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Dunbarton School District | — | Bow School District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Bow High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.8 |
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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.