Compare towns
Londonderry vs Bow vs Amherst vs Hampstead
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Londonderry has the most affordable homes ($470k median).
Bow has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.4%).
Amherst has the most people working from home (32.4%).
Hampstead has the most renters (17.9% rent).
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 | Londonderry | Bow | Amherst | Hampstead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 12,225Highest |
8,335Lowest |
11,861 |
9,102 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5% NH: +4.6% |
+9.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+4.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.6% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 42.4±1 about the NH average |
41.5±2Lowest 4% below NH |
45.9±3.5Highest 6% above NH |
45.3±6.1 5% above NH |
| Amherst and Hampstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±2.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
25%±3.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
22.4%±3.3 NH: 18.2% |
21.3%±3.7 NH: 18.2% |
| Bow and Amherst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 16.5%±2Lowest NH: 20.1% |
17.6%±2.5 NH: 20.1% |
20.2%±3 NH: 20.1% |
21.8%±4Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Hampstead and Amherst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46% NH: 40.6% |
60.3% NH: 40.6% |
65.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
44.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±1.7Highest NH: 6% |
5.6%±1.9 NH: 6% |
3.7%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
5.1%±1.6 NH: 6% |
| Londonderry and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $119,571±$13k 21% above NH |
$172,857±$16kHighest 75% above NH |
$153,196±$10k 55% above NH |
$112,348±$18kLowest 13% above NH |
| Bow and Amherst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $469,500±$23kLowest 17% above NH |
$506,500±$34k 26% above NH |
$537,600±$30kHighest 34% above NH |
$521,100±$45k 29% above NH |
| Amherst and Hampstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,952±$135Highest 31% above NH |
$1,539±$178 3% above NH |
$1,462±$256 about the NH average |
$1,299±$149Lowest 13% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,568Lowest 14% above NH |
$9,584 44% above NH |
$9,773Highest 47% above NH |
$8,634 30% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60.6%±13.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
39%±13.2 NH: 48.2% |
31.4%±9Lowest NH: 48.2% |
44.1%±20.2 NH: 48.2% |
| Londonderry and Hampstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 2.9% NH: 7.2% |
2.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
4.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.8% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.8% NH: 72.8% |
87.5% NH: 72.8% |
91.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
82.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1985 6 yrs newer than NH |
1978Lowest 1 yr older than NH |
1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 4% above NH |
27 minLowest about the NH average |
33 minHighest 22% above NH |
30 min 13% above NH |
| Work from home | 20.4%±2.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
22.7%±4.7 NH: 16.8% |
32.4%±5.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
21%±4.7 NH: 16.8% |
| Amherst and Bow 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 | #37 of 120 in NH | #26 of 120 in NH | #20 of 120 in NH | #49 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | Bow School District | Amherst School District · Souhegan Cooperative School District | Hampstead School District |
| High school in town | — | Bow High School | Souhegan Coop High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8Highest |
10.4Lowest |
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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.