Compare towns
Lamoine vs Bow vs Cushing
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lamoine has the most affordable homes ($325k 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 | Lamoine | Bow | Cushing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,782 |
8,335Highest |
1,460Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-2.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49.6±7.3Highest 28% above U.S. |
41.5±2Lowest 7% above U.S. |
48.8±7.7 25% above U.S. |
| Lamoine and Cushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
25%±3.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.1%±4 U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 25.5%±3.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.5%±0.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
60.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
38.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.4%±2.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bow and Cushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,542±$15k 10% above U.S. |
$172,857±$16kHighest 114% above U.S. |
$83,500±$19kLowest 3% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $324,800±$43kLowest about the U.S. average |
$506,500±$34kHighest 52% above U.S. |
$409,800±$44k 23% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,174±$158Lowest 17% below U.S. |
$1,539±$178 9% above U.S. |
$1,553±$376Highest 10% above U.S. |
| Cushing and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,303Lowest 26% below U.S. |
$9,584Highest 207% above U.S. |
$3,944 26% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.3%±16.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
39%±13.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
33.7%±19.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Bow and Cushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Lowest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1985 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1990Highest 10 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 17% below U.S. |
27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
23 min 11% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 21.4%±5 U.S.: 15.1% |
22.7%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.5%±6.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Bow and Lamoine 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 | Lamoine Public Schools | Bow School District | RSU 13 |
| High school in town | None in town | Bow High School | None in town |
| 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.