Compare towns
Newmarket vs Madbury vs Bow
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).
Madbury has the most kids (29% under 18).
Bow has the most people working from home (22.7%).
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 | Madbury | Bow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,463Highest |
2,203Lowest |
8,335 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+8.3% NH: +4.6% |
+9.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.2±1.9 5% below NH |
37.7±2.1Lowest 13% below NH |
41.5±2Highest 4% 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% |
29%±5.9Highest NH: 18.2% |
25%±3.6 NH: 18.2% |
| Madbury and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.1%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
14.3%±2.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
17.6%±2.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bow and Newmarket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
52.6% NH: 40.6% |
60.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9Highest NH: 6% |
3.4%±1.8Lowest NH: 6% |
5.6%±1.9Highest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,845±$13kLowest about the NH average |
$148,365±$30k 50% above NH |
$172,857±$16kHighest 75% above NH |
| Bow and Madbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $455,000±$22kLowest 13% above NH |
$476,900±$31k 18% above NH |
$506,500±$34kHighest 26% above NH |
| Bow and Madbury 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 |
$1,574±$759 6% above NH |
$1,539±$178Lowest 3% above NH |
| Newmarket and Madbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,734Lowest 31% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$9,584 44% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.3%±8.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
16.7%±15.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
39%±13.2 NH: 48.2% |
| Newmarket and Bow 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% |
4.9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
82.9% NH: 72.8% |
87.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Lowest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1984 5 yrs newer than NH |
1985Highest 6 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 6% above NH |
25 minLowest 5% below NH |
27 min about the NH average |
| Work from home | 17.3%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
14%±3.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
22.7%±4.7Highest 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 | Oyster River Coop School District | Bow School District |
| High school in town | Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School | None in town | Bow High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
— | 12.8Highest |
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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.