Compare towns
Pembroke vs Bow vs Allenstown
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Pembroke has the most renters (32.6% rent).
Bow has the highest household income ($173k).
Allenstown has the most affordable homes ($244k 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 | Pembroke | Bow | Allenstown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,438 |
8,335Highest |
4,743Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+9.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+8.9% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.9±3.3Highest 3% below NH |
41.5±2 4% below NH |
39.4±4.7Lowest 9% below NH |
| Pembroke and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24%±4.6 NH: 18.2% |
25%±3.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
19.9%±4.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Bow and Pembroke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.4%±3.2Lowest NH: 20.1% |
17.6%±2.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
16.4%±3.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bow and Pembroke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.2% NH: 40.6% |
60.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
19.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.6 NH: 6% |
5.6%±1.9Highest NH: 6% |
0.7%±0.7Lowest NH: 6% |
| Bow and Pembroke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,519±$22k 10% below NH |
$172,857±$16kHighest 75% above NH |
$72,500±$21kLowest 27% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $371,500±$20k 8% below NH |
$506,500±$34kHighest 26% above NH |
$243,600±$69kLowest 39% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,218±$354Lowest 18% below NH |
$1,539±$178Highest 3% above NH |
$1,281±$397 14% below NH |
| Bow and Allenstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,589 14% above NH |
$9,584Highest 44% above NH |
$4,098Lowest 39% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.4%±21.8 NH: 48.2% |
39%±13.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
57.8%±29.8Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Allenstown and Pembroke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
11.9% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.4%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
87.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
80.9% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
1985Highest 6 yrs newer than NH |
1981 2 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 8% below NH |
27 minHighest about the NH average |
24 minLowest 10% below NH |
| Work from home | 17%±4.8 NH: 16.8% |
22.7%±4.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
7.6%±3.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Bow and Pembroke 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 | #85 of 120 in NH | #26 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Pembroke School District | Bow School District | Allenstown School District |
| High school in town | Pembroke Academy | Bow High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.1Highest |
12.8Lowest |
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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.