Compare towns
Newmarket vs Windham vs Bow vs Milford
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).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.4%).
Bow has the most people working from home (22.7%).
Milford has the most affordable homes ($399k 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 | Windham | Bow | Milford |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 9,463 |
16,038 |
8,335Lowest |
16,337Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+16.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+9.4% NH: +4.6% |
+6.7% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.2±1.9 5% below NH |
41.1±2.9 5% below NH |
41.5±2Highest 4% below NH |
36.8±2.5Lowest 15% 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% |
27.4%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
25%±3.6 NH: 18.2% |
23.7%±3.6 NH: 18.2% |
| Windham 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% |
15.5%±2.6 NH: 20.1% |
17.6%±2.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
15.1%±1.9Lowest 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% NH: 40.6% |
62.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
60.3% NH: 40.6% |
37.2%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9Highest NH: 6% |
3.8%±1.8Lowest NH: 6% |
5.6%±1.9Highest NH: 6% |
4.2%±1.3 NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $100,845±$13k about the NH average |
$189,583±$19kHighest 91% above NH |
$172,857±$16k 75% above NH |
$97,768±$14kLowest about the NH average |
| Windham and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $455,000±$22k 13% above NH |
$723,300±$50kHighest 80% above NH |
$506,500±$34k 26% above NH |
$398,800±$20kLowest about the NH average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,671±$69 12% above NH |
$3,218±$350Highest 116% above NH |
$1,539±$178Lowest 3% above NH |
$1,661±$126 11% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,734 31% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$9,584 44% above NH |
$7,522Lowest 13% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.3%±8.3 NH: 48.2% |
52.2%±50.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
39%±13.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
49.6%±15.8 NH: 48.2% |
| Windham and Milford 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%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
2.7% NH: 7.2% |
3.9% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
93.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
87.5% NH: 72.8% |
64.9% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1996Highest 17 yrs newer than NH |
1985 6 yrs newer than NH |
1982Lowest 3 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 6% above NH |
31 minHighest 15% above NH |
27 minLowest about the NH average |
27 minLowest about the NH average |
| Work from home | 17.3%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
21.9%±4.4 NH: 16.8% |
22.7%±4.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
15.6%±3.3Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Bow and Windham 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 | #13 of 120 in NH | #26 of 120 in NH | #55 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newmarket School District | Windham School District | Bow School District | Milford School District |
| High school in town | Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School | Windham High School | Bow High School | Milford High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
12.8Highest |
12.8Highest |
10.7 |
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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.