Compare towns
Ogunquit vs Bow vs Derry
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Bow has the highest household income ($173k).
Derry has the most renters (29.8% rent).
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 | Ogunquit | Bow | Derry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,379Lowest |
8,335 |
34,116Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
41.5±2 7% above U.S. |
40.3±1.6Lowest 4% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
25%±3.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
20.7%±2.1 U.S.: 22% |
| Bow and Derry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 43.6%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±2.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
15.2%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 63.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
60.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
37.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
6.1%±1.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Derry and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $114,259±$56k 42% above U.S. |
$172,857±$16kHighest 114% above U.S. |
$108,944±$7kLowest 35% above U.S. |
| Bow and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $875,700±$79kHighest 163% above U.S. |
$506,500±$34k 52% above U.S. |
$432,000±$17kLowest 30% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,539±$178Lowest 9% above U.S. |
$1,547±$138Highest 9% above U.S. |
| Derry and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,473Lowest 43% above U.S. |
$9,584Highest 207% above U.S. |
$8,103 160% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
39%±13.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
51.6%±9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Derry and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
2.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
70.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1983 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
27 min about the U.S. average |
31 minHighest 17% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.7%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
16%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #26 of 120 in NH | #60 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | Bow School District | Derry Cooperative School District · Pinkerton Academy School District |
| High school in town | — | Bow High School | Pinkerton Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8Lowest |
13.9Highest |
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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.