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Lamoine vs Bow vs Owls Head
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).
Owls Head has the shortest commute (16 min average).
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 | Owls Head |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,782 |
8,335Highest |
1,482Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-4.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49.6±7.3 28% above U.S. |
41.5±2Lowest 7% above U.S. |
52.6±6.6Highest 35% above U.S. |
| Owls Head and Lamoine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15%±3.8 U.S.: 22% |
25%±3.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
13.6%±4.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 25.5%±3.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
31.9%±4.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Owls Head and Lamoine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
60.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
39.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.6%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bow and Lamoine 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. |
$87,325±$7kLowest 8% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $324,800±$43kLowest about the U.S. average |
$506,500±$34kHighest 52% above U.S. |
$413,300±$43k 24% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,174±$158Lowest 17% below U.S. |
$1,539±$178Highest 9% above U.S. |
$1,191±$386 16% below U.S. |
| Bow and Owls Head 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. |
$2,981 4% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.3%±16.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
39%±13.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
29.9%±51.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Bow and Owls Head 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% |
5.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
81.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1969Lowest 11 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 17% below U.S. |
27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
16 minLowest 38% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 21.4%±5 U.S.: 15.1% |
22.7%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.3%±4.1Lowest 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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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.