Compare towns
Pembroke vs Rupert 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).
Rupert has the oldest population (median age 57.8).
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 | Rupert | Bow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,438 |
676Lowest |
8,335Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
-2.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.9±3.3 8% above U.S. |
57.8±9.7Highest 49% above U.S. |
41.5±2Lowest 7% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 24%±4.6 U.S.: 22% |
13.9%±3.7Lowest 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% |
42.3%±8.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±2.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
30.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
60.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.1%±2.5Lowest 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±$22k 11% above U.S. |
$88,229±$36kLowest 9% above U.S. |
$172,857±$16kHighest 114% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $371,500±$20k 12% above U.S. |
$362,500±$63kLowest 9% above U.S. |
$506,500±$34kHighest 52% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,218±$354Lowest 14% below U.S. |
— | $1,539±$178Highest 9% above U.S. |
| Bow and Pembroke 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. |
$4,594Lowest 47% above U.S. |
$9,584Highest 207% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.4%±21.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
20%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
39%±13.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Pembroke and Bow 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% |
6% U.S.: 12.5% |
2.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
93.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969 11 yrs older than U.S. |
1955Lowest 25 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 7% below U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 17%±4.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.6%±9.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
22.7%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Bow and Rupert 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 |
| High school in town | Pembroke Academy | — | 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.