Compare towns
Mason vs Bow vs Chichester
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mason has the most kids (28.8% under 18).
Bow has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.4%).
Chichester has the most renters (14.4% 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 | Mason | Bow | Chichester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,451Lowest |
8,335Highest |
2,745 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.8%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+9.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.6% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 43.7±2.3Highest about the NH average |
41.5±2Lowest 4% below NH |
43±3.3 about the NH average |
| Mason and Chichester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 28.8%±6.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
25%±3.6 NH: 18.2% |
20.3%±4.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Mason and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.6%±2.1Lowest NH: 20.1% |
17.6%±2.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
17.2%±3 NH: 20.1% |
| Bow and Chichester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.5% NH: 40.6% |
60.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
37.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
5.6%±1.9Highest NH: 6% |
3.9%±1.7 NH: 6% |
| Bow and Chichester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $111,090±$3k 12% above NH |
$172,857±$16kHighest 75% above NH |
$109,297±$13kLowest 10% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $384,000±$21kLowest 5% below NH |
$506,500±$34kHighest 26% above NH |
$409,300±$26k about the NH average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,530±$852Highest 70% above NH |
$1,539±$178Lowest 3% above NH |
$2,055±$275 38% above NH |
| Mason and Chichester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,049Lowest 6% above NH |
$9,584Highest 44% above NH |
$7,189 8% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 87.2%±42.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
39%±13.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
55.6%±34.4 NH: 48.2% |
| Mason and Chichester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.7% NH: 7.2% |
2.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
87.5% NH: 72.8% |
85.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
1985Lowest 6 yrs newer than NH |
1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 41 minHighest 53% above NH |
27 minLowest about the NH average |
30 min 13% above NH |
| Work from home | 20.7%±4.5 NH: 16.8% |
22.7%±4.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
19%±8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Bow and Mason 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 | #75 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Mason School District | Bow School District | Chichester School District |
| 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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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.