Compare towns
Mapleton vs Bow vs Manchester
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mapleton has the most affordable homes ($192k median).
Bow has the highest household income ($173k).
Manchester has the most renters (51.3% 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 | Mapleton | Bow | Manchester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884Lowest |
8,335 |
115,643Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.8±6Highest 7% above U.S. |
41.5±2 7% above U.S. |
38±1Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Mapleton and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±5.1 U.S.: 22% |
25%±3.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
18%±1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Bow and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.3%±3.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±2.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
15.5%±0.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Mapleton and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
60.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
34%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
6.4%±0.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Manchester and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,731±$25k 14% above U.S. |
$172,857±$16kHighest 114% above U.S. |
$81,007±$2kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $191,800±$23kLowest 42% below U.S. |
$506,500±$34kHighest 52% above U.S. |
$365,600±$7k 10% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277Lowest 57% below U.S. |
$1,539±$178 9% above U.S. |
$1,564±$37Highest 11% above U.S. |
| Manchester and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789Lowest 43% below U.S. |
$9,584Highest 207% above U.S. |
$5,922 90% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
39%±13.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
50%±3.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Manchester and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
2.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
11.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
87.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
48.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1966Lowest 14 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 5% above U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
24 minLowest 9% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.7%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.1%±1.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #26 of 120 in NH | #115 of 120 in NH |
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | Bow School District | Spark Academy of Advanced Technologies · Manchester School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Bow High School | Manchester Memorial High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8Lowest |
14.3Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | 6 photos → |
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.