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Newfields vs Bow vs Manchester
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newfields has the most expensive homes ($646k median).
Bow has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.4%).
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 | Newfields | Bow | Manchester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,023Lowest |
8,335 |
115,643Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+9.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.5% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.1±1.8Highest about the NH average |
41.5±2 4% below NH |
38±1Lowest 12% below NH |
| Newfields and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±1.6 NH: 18.2% |
25%±3.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
18%±1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 13.6%±0.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
17.6%±2.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
15.5%±0.8 NH: 20.1% |
| Bow and Manchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
60.3% NH: 40.6% |
34%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
5.6%±1.9Lowest NH: 6% |
6.4%±0.7 NH: 6% |
| Newfields and Manchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
$172,857±$16k 75% above NH |
$81,007±$2kLowest 18% below NH |
| Newfields and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
$506,500±$34k 26% above NH |
$365,600±$7kLowest 9% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
$1,539±$178Lowest 3% above NH |
$1,564±$37 5% above NH |
| Newfields and Manchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$9,584 44% above NH |
$5,922Lowest 11% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.3%±40.8 NH: 48.2% |
39%±13.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
50%±3.6Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Manchester and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
2.7% NH: 7.2% |
11.2%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
87.5% NH: 72.8% |
48.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1985 6 yrs newer than NH |
1966Lowest 13 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 4% below NH |
27 minHighest about the NH average |
24 minLowest 10% below NH |
| Work from home | 25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
22.7%±4.7 NH: 16.8% |
14.1%±1.3Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Newfields 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 | — | #26 of 120 in NH | #115 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newfields School District | 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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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.