Compare towns
Enfield vs Bow vs Bridgewater
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Enfield has the most affordable homes ($278k median).
Bow has the most kids (25% under 18).
Bridgewater has the oldest population (median age 58.3).
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 | Enfield | Bow | Bridgewater |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,994 |
8,335Highest |
1,169Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+9.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+7.1% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 58.1±20 34% above NH |
41.5±2Lowest 4% below NH |
58.3±6.3Highest 35% above NH |
| Bridgewater and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.5%±8.8 NH: 18.2% |
25%±3.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
10.8%±3.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 33.8%±12.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
17.6%±2.5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
33.1%±1.8 NH: 20.1% |
| Enfield and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
60.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
32.8% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±7.3 NH: 6% |
5.6%±1.9Highest NH: 6% |
1.3%±1.2Lowest NH: 6% |
| Bow and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $99,330±$21k about the NH average |
$172,857±$16kHighest 75% above NH |
$82,361±$9kLowest 17% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $277,900±$56kLowest 31% below NH |
$506,500±$34kHighest 26% above NH |
$398,600±$65k about the NH average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,539±$178Highest 3% above NH |
$1,125±$201Lowest 25% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,779 28% below NH |
$9,584Highest 44% above NH |
$2,823Lowest 58% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 14.6%±17.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
39%±13.2Highest NH: 48.2% |
32.1%±13.6 NH: 48.2% |
| Bow and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 23.7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
11.9% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
87.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
79.7% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 3 yrs newer than NH |
1985Highest 6 yrs newer than NH |
1979Lowest same as NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 19% below NH |
27 min about the NH average |
30 minHighest 13% above NH |
| Work from home | 10.6%±9.6 NH: 16.8% |
22.7%±4.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
8%±3.3Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Bow and Enfield 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 | #5 of 120 in NH | #26 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | — | Bow School District | Newfound Area 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.