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Moriah vs Bow
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Moriah has the most affordable homes ($138k median).
Bow has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.4%).
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 | Moriah | Bow |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,483Lowest |
8,335Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 56.7±3Highest 46% above U.S. |
41.5±2Lowest 7% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 15.4%±4.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
25%±3.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 33.4%±6.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
60.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $63,113±$6kLowest 22% below U.S. |
$172,857±$16kHighest 114% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $138,200±$9kLowest 58% below U.S. |
$506,500±$34kHighest 52% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $832±$165Lowest 41% below U.S. |
$1,539±$178Highest 9% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,644Lowest 15% below U.S. |
$9,584Highest 207% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.2%±25.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
39%±13.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Moriah and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 14.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1951Lowest 29 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 22% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 9.4%±6.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.7%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #380 of 484 in NY | #26 of 120 in NH |
| School district | MORIAH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Bow School District |
| High school in town | MORIAH JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | Bow High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.6Lowest |
12.8Highest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
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.