Compare towns
Newmarket vs Henniker vs Bow vs Keene
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).
Henniker has grown the fastest since 2010 (+27.9%).
Bow has the highest household income ($173k).
Keene has the most affordable homes ($253k median).
Henniker is a college town. 27% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Henniker | Bow | Keene |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 9,463 |
6,197Lowest |
8,335 |
22,939Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5% NH: +4.6% |
+27.9%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+9.4% NH: +4.6% |
-1.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.2±1.9 5% below NH |
31.1±6.1Lowest 28% below NH |
41.5±2Highest 4% below NH |
37.6±2.3 13% 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%±2.7 NH: 18.2% |
15.3%±3.7 NH: 18.2% |
25%±3.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.1%±1.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 16.1%±2.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
16.5%±6 NH: 20.1% |
17.6%±2.5 NH: 20.1% |
19.5%±1.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Keene 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% |
41.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
60.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
44.1% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9Lowest NH: 6% |
27%±6.5Highest NH: 6% |
5.6%±1.9Lowest NH: 6% |
13.8%±1.4 NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $100,845±$13k about the NH average |
$95,206±$21k 4% below NH |
$172,857±$16kHighest 75% above NH |
$78,445±$8kLowest 21% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $455,000±$22k 13% above NH |
$356,700±$49k 11% below NH |
$506,500±$34kHighest 26% above NH |
$252,500±$12kLowest 37% 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 |
$1,081±$164Lowest 27% below NH |
$1,539±$178 3% above NH |
$1,342±$68 10% 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 |
$8,877 33% above NH |
$9,584Highest 44% above NH |
$6,812Lowest about the NH average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.3%±8.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
43.5%±22.6 NH: 48.2% |
39%±13.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
44.5%±6.1 NH: 48.2% |
| Newmarket and Keene 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% |
11.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
10.1% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
64.5% NH: 72.8% |
87.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
55.1% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1974 5 yrs older than NH |
1985Highest 6 yrs newer than NH |
1961Lowest 18 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 6% above NH |
20 min 24% below NH |
27 min about the NH average |
17 minLowest 36% below NH |
| Work from home | 17.3%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
15.5%±5.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
22.7%±4.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
15.6%±2.7 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 | #56 of 120 in NH | #26 of 120 in NH | #81 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newmarket School District | Henniker School District | Bow School District | Keene School District |
| High school in town | Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School | None in town | Bow High School | Keene High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
— | 12.8Highest |
12.3 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.