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North Westminster vs Bow vs Stannard
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
North Westminster has the most people working from home (37.3%).
Bow has the most expensive homes ($507k 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 | North Westminster | Bow | Stannard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 125Lowest |
8,335Highest |
228 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +9.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 59.5±9.3Highest 53% above U.S. |
41.5±2Lowest 7% above U.S. |
48.3±14.6 24% above U.S. |
| North Westminster and Stannard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 0%±22.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
25%±3.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
13.2%±9.1 U.S.: 22% |
| Bow and Stannard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 44%±40.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
25.9%±8.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
| North Westminster and Stannard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52% U.S.: 35.7% |
60.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±11.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0%±6.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bow and North Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $172,857±$16kHighest 114% above U.S. |
$66,979±$30kLowest 17% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $171,500±$128kLowest 48% below U.S. |
$506,500±$34kHighest 52% above U.S. |
$216,200±$44k 35% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,539±$178 9% above U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,938Lowest 6% below U.S. |
$9,584Highest 207% above U.S. |
$4,183 34% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 39%±13.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Bow and Stannard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 0%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 100%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
98.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | — | 27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
27 minHighest 3% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 37.3%±23.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.7%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
8.6%±5.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| North Westminster and Bow 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 | — | #26 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | — | Bow School District | — |
| High school in town | — | Bow High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8 |
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U.S. 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.