Compare towns
Mapleton vs Warner vs Bow vs Union
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).
Warner has the most renters (25.4% rent).
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 | Mapleton | Warner | Bow | Union |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,884Lowest |
2,959 |
8,335Highest |
2,663 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.8±6 7% above U.S. |
43.7±4Highest 12% above U.S. |
41.5±2Lowest 7% above U.S. |
41.6±5.3 7% above U.S. |
| Warner and Mapleton 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% |
17.3%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
25%±3.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
24.9%±4 U.S.: 22% |
| Bow and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 18.3%±3.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.4%±3.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.4%±3.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Union and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
42.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
60.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
34.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.3%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.5%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bow and Warner 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. |
$94,022±$18k 16% above U.S. |
$172,857±$16kHighest 114% above U.S. |
$80,724±$9kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $191,800±$23kLowest 42% below U.S. |
$353,100±$22k 6% above U.S. |
$506,500±$34kHighest 52% above U.S. |
$267,600±$42k 20% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277Lowest 57% below U.S. |
$1,219±$123 14% below U.S. |
$1,539±$178Highest 9% above U.S. |
$1,179±$452 17% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789Lowest 43% below U.S. |
$7,650 145% above U.S. |
$9,584Highest 207% above U.S. |
$3,276 5% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.7%±21.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
39%±13.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
24.6%±19.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Warner 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% |
8.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
2.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
74.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
85.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1975Lowest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 5% above U.S. |
32 minHighest 20% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
29 min 11% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.6%±4.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
22.7%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
15.9%±5.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Bow and Warner 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 | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | Kearsarge Regional School District | Bow School District | RSU 40/MSAD 40 |
| High school in town | None 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.