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Newfields vs Bow vs Underhill
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
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%).
Underhill has the most affordable homes ($446k 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 | Underhill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,023Lowest |
8,335Highest |
3,141 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.1±1.8Highest 13% above U.S. |
41.5±2 7% above U.S. |
38.1±11.4Lowest about the U.S. average |
| 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%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
25%±3.6 U.S.: 22% |
27.8%±10.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Underhill and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13.6%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±2.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 68.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
60.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
50.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±7.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.5%±2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| 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 145% above U.S. |
$172,857±$16k 114% above U.S. |
$92,267±$54kLowest 14% above U.S. |
| 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 94% above U.S. |
$506,500±$34k 52% above U.S. |
$446,000±$24kLowest 34% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,875±$323Highest 33% above U.S. |
$1,539±$178Lowest 9% above U.S. |
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| Newfields and Bow 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 221% above U.S. |
$9,584 207% above U.S. |
$6,697Lowest 115% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.3%±40.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
39%±13.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±18.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| 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 U.S.: 12.5% |
2.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
6.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
79.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 11 yrs newer than U.S. |
1985 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1979Lowest 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
27 min about the U.S. average |
33 minHighest 24% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 25.5%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.7%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
19.4%±11.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| 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 | #2 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Newfields School District | Bow School District | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 |
| 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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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.