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Jackson vs Bow vs Industry
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Jackson has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.3%).
Bow has the highest household income ($173k).
Industry has the most affordable homes ($206k 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 | Jackson | Bow | Industry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 567Lowest |
8,335Highest |
988 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
-15.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 37.7±5.8Lowest 3% below U.S. |
41.5±2Highest 7% above U.S. |
40.6±10.7 4% above U.S. |
| Bow and Industry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.1%±4.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
25%±3.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
24.4%±6.3 U.S.: 22% |
| Bow and Industry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.5%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±2.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
22.3%±6.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Industry and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
60.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
34.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2%±2.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bow and Industry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $75,167±$19k 7% below U.S. |
$172,857±$16kHighest 114% above U.S. |
$63,056±$19kLowest 22% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $231,500±$16k 30% below U.S. |
$506,500±$34kHighest 52% above U.S. |
$205,600±$31kLowest 38% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $629±$12Lowest 55% below U.S. |
$1,539±$178Highest 9% above U.S. |
$1,049±$137 26% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,651 15% below U.S. |
$9,584Highest 207% above U.S. |
$1,793Lowest 43% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 6.3%±60.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
39%±13.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
65.9%±38.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Industry and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
86% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1993Highest 13 yrs newer than U.S. |
1985 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1974Lowest 6 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 min 32% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
41 minHighest 56% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 15.3%±6.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
22.7%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
7.1%±4.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Bow and Jackson 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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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.