Compare towns
Pembroke vs Dummerston vs Bow
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 renters (32.6% rent).
Dummerston has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Bow has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.4%).
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 | Dummerston | Bow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,438 |
2,090Lowest |
8,335Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.9±3.3 8% above U.S. |
45.6±11.7Highest 17% above U.S. |
41.5±2Lowest 7% above U.S. |
| Dummerston 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% |
21.7%±6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
25%±3.6Highest 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% |
24.3%±3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±2.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
58.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
60.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.9Highest 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. |
$101,696±$21k 26% above U.S. |
$172,857±$16kHighest 114% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $371,500±$20k 12% above U.S. |
$335,300±$22kLowest about the U.S. average |
$506,500±$34kHighest 52% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,218±$354Lowest 14% below U.S. |
$1,392±$126 about the U.S. average |
$1,539±$178Highest 9% above U.S. |
| Bow and Dummerston 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. |
$4,536Lowest 45% above U.S. |
$9,584Highest 207% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.4%±21.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
44.1%±32.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
39%±13.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Pembroke and Dummerston 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% |
4.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
2.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 11 yrs older than U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 7% below U.S. |
21 minLowest 21% below U.S. |
27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 17%±4.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
25.9%±10.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.7%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Dummerston 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 | #85 of 120 in NH | — | #26 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Pembroke School District | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | Bow School District |
| High school in town | Pembroke Academy | None in town | Bow High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.1Highest |
— | 12.8Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.