Compare towns
Pembroke vs Bow vs Eliot
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Pembroke has the most affordable homes ($372k median).
Bow has the highest household income ($173k).
Eliot has the oldest population (median age 50.8).
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 | Eliot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,438 |
8,335Highest |
7,146Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.9±3.3 8% above U.S. |
41.5±2Lowest 7% above U.S. |
50.8±5.9Highest 31% above U.S. |
| Eliot and Pembroke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24%±4.6 U.S.: 22% |
25%±3.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
16.3%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±2.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
27.8%±6.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
60.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
43.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| 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±$22kLowest 11% above U.S. |
$172,857±$16kHighest 114% above U.S. |
$101,522±$10k 26% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $371,500±$20kLowest 12% above U.S. |
$506,500±$34kHighest 52% above U.S. |
$498,900±$62k 50% above U.S. |
| Bow and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,218±$354Lowest 14% below U.S. |
$1,539±$178 9% above U.S. |
$1,948±$471Highest 38% above U.S. |
| Eliot and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,589 143% above U.S. |
$9,584Highest 207% above U.S. |
$4,549Lowest 46% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.4%±21.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
39%±13.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
55.1%±20.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Eliot and Pembroke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
79.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 11 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 7% below U.S. |
27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
23 minLowest 15% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 17%±4.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.7%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.4%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Bow and Eliot 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 | #19 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Pembroke School District | Bow School District | RSU 35/MSAD 35 |
| 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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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.