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Newmarket vs Bow vs Hillsborough
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newmarket has the most renters (47.1% rent).
Bow has the highest household income ($173k).
Hillsborough has the most affordable homes ($272k 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 | Newmarket | Bow | Hillsborough |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,463Highest |
8,335 |
5,980Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5% NH: +4.6% |
+9.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-1.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.2±1.9 5% below NH |
41.5±2Highest 4% below NH |
40.9±4.6Lowest 6% below NH |
| Bow and Newmarket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±2.7Lowest NH: 18.2% |
25%±3.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
17.4%±4.6 NH: 18.2% |
| Bow and Hillsborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.1%±2.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
17.6%±2.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
16.4%±3.9 NH: 20.1% |
| Bow and Hillsborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.7% NH: 40.6% |
60.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
23.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9Highest NH: 6% |
5.6%±1.9Highest NH: 6% |
2.6%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,845±$13k about the NH average |
$172,857±$16kHighest 75% above NH |
$84,495±$12kLowest 15% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $455,000±$22k 13% above NH |
$506,500±$34kHighest 26% above NH |
$272,300±$16kLowest 32% below NH |
| Bow and Newmarket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,671±$69Highest 12% above NH |
$1,539±$178 3% above NH |
$1,198±$390Lowest 20% below NH |
| Newmarket and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,734 31% above NH |
$9,584Highest 44% above NH |
$5,815Lowest 13% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.3%±8.3 NH: 48.2% |
39%±13.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
61.7%±23.1Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Hillsborough and Newmarket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6% NH: 7.2% |
2.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
87.5% NH: 72.8% |
92.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1985Highest 6 yrs newer than NH |
1974Lowest 5 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 6% above NH |
27 minLowest about the NH average |
41 minHighest 54% above NH |
| Work from home | 17.3%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
22.7%±4.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
14%±5.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Bow and Newmarket 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 | #39 of 120 in NH | #26 of 120 in NH | #97 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newmarket School District | Bow School District | Hillsboro-Deering Cooperative School District |
| High school in town | Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School | Bow High School | Hillsboro-Deering High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9 |
12.8Highest |
9.5Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.