Compare towns
Newmarket vs Bow vs Sullivan
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.4%).
Sullivan has the most affordable homes ($237k 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 | Sullivan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,463Highest |
8,335 |
687Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5% NH: +4.6% |
+9.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-2.8%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.2±1.9Lowest 5% below NH |
41.5±2 4% below NH |
46.6±6.5Highest 8% above NH |
| Sullivan and Bow 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% |
16.3%±5 NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 16.1%±2.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
17.6%±2.5 NH: 20.1% |
20.5%±3.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Sullivan and Bow 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% |
28.5%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9Highest NH: 6% |
5.6%±1.9Highest NH: 6% |
3.9%±2.6Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,845±$13kLowest about the NH average |
$172,857±$16kHighest 75% above NH |
$106,667±$20k 8% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $455,000±$22k 13% above NH |
$506,500±$34kHighest 26% above NH |
$236,500±$29kLowest 41% 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 |
$1,225±$275Lowest 18% 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 |
$5,099Lowest 24% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.3%±8.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
39%±13.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
40%±84.5 NH: 48.2% |
| Newmarket and Sullivan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
4.1% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
87.5% NH: 72.8% |
93.6%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1985Highest 6 yrs newer than NH |
1979Lowest same as NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 6% above NH |
27 minLowest about the NH average |
32 minHighest 20% above NH |
| Work from home | 17.3%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
22.7%±4.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
4.2%±2.5Lowest 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 | — |
| School district | Newmarket School District | Bow School District | — |
| High school in town | Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School | Bow High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
12.8Highest |
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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.