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Newfields vs Bow vs New Castle
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 highest household income ($198k).
Bow has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.4%).
New Castle has the most expensive homes ($1701k median).
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 | New Castle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,023 |
8,335Highest |
827Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.3% NH: +4.6% |
+9.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+3.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.1±1.8 about the NH average |
41.5±2Lowest 4% below NH |
62.8±6Highest 45% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±1.6 NH: 18.2% |
25%±3.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
12.9%±7.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 13.6%±0.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
17.6%±2.5 NH: 20.1% |
44.3%±16.1Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 68.1% NH: 40.6% |
60.3%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
68.8%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
5.6%±1.9 NH: 6% |
0.6%±1.8Lowest NH: 6% |
| Newfields and Bow 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±$16kLowest 75% above NH |
$176,953±$29k 79% above NH |
| Newfields and New Castle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $646,400±$34k 61% above NH |
$506,500±$34kLowest 26% above NH |
$1,701,300±$267kHighest 323% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,875±$323 26% above NH |
$1,539±$178Lowest 3% above NH |
$3,501Highest 135% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$9,584 44% above NH |
$8,509Lowest 28% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.3%±40.8Highest NH: 48.2% |
39%±13.2 NH: 48.2% |
0%±85.7Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Newfields and Bow 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% |
4.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
87.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
93% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1985 6 yrs newer than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 4% below NH |
27 min about the NH average |
33 minHighest 22% above NH |
| Work from home | 25.5%±3.7 NH: 16.8% |
22.7%±4.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
40.1%±19.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
| New Castle and Newfields 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 | Newfields School District | Bow School District | New Castle 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.