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Peru vs Bow vs Ripton vs Mount Tabor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Peru has the most renters (21% rent).
Bow has the most kids (25% under 18).
Ripton has the shortest commute (24 min average).
Mount Tabor has the oldest population (median age 57.8).
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 | Peru | Bow | Ripton | Mount Tabor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 434 |
8,335Highest |
508 |
304Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +9.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+25.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 45.3±8.6 16% above U.S. |
41.5±2Lowest 7% above U.S. |
47.7±14.2 23% above U.S. |
57.8±10.6Highest 49% above U.S. |
| Mount Tabor and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 8.5%±5.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
25%±3.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
11.8%±6.3 U.S.: 22% |
10.2%±6.1 U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±5 U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
30.5%±7.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
42.4%±18.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Mount Tabor and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
60.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
48% U.S.: 35.7% |
34.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±3.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
20.1%±6.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.6%±4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $151,875±$83k 88% above U.S. |
$172,857±$16kHighest 114% above U.S. |
$112,917±$15kLowest 40% above U.S. |
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| Bow and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $400,000±$105k 20% above U.S. |
$506,500±$34kHighest 52% above U.S. |
$394,400±$61kLowest 19% above U.S. |
$420,500±$76k 26% above U.S. |
| Bow and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,271±$820Lowest 10% below U.S. |
$1,539±$178 9% above U.S. |
— | $2,143±$367Highest 52% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,000 60% above U.S. |
$9,584Highest 207% above U.S. |
$4,915Lowest 58% above U.S. |
$5,233 68% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29%±47.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
39%±13.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
52.9%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Ripton and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 1.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
11%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
90.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
92.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1973 7 yrs older than U.S. |
1946Lowest 34 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 6% above U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
24 minLowest 9% below U.S. |
46 minHighest 72% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 13.3%±16.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
22.7%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.2%±8.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Bow and Ripton 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 | — | #26 of 120 in NH | — | — |
| School district | — | Bow School District | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — |
| High school in town | — | Bow High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8 |
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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.