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Porter vs Bow vs Brownfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Porter has the most affordable homes ($226k median).
Bow has the highest household income ($173k).
Brownfield has the most kids (26.7% under 18).
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 | Porter | Bow | Brownfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,746Lowest |
8,335Highest |
1,830 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.9±7.9 5% above U.S. |
41.5±2Highest 7% above U.S. |
39.9±6.8Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Bow and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.8%±4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
25%±3.6 U.S.: 22% |
26.7%±5.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Brownfield and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±3.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.5%±1.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Porter and Brownfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
60.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
25.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.7%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bow and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $60,417±$9kLowest 25% below U.S. |
$172,857±$16kHighest 114% above U.S. |
$60,889±$5k 25% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $226,100±$20kLowest 32% below U.S. |
$506,500±$34kHighest 52% above U.S. |
$287,500±$36k 14% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,539±$178Lowest 9% above U.S. |
$1,617±$554Highest 14% above U.S. |
| Brownfield and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,841Lowest 41% below U.S. |
$9,584Highest 207% above U.S. |
$2,976 5% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.9%±8.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
39%±13.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
61.8%±43.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Brownfield and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
87.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1985 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1987Highest 7 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 21% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
44 minHighest 67% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 15.5%±5.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
22.7%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.5%±4.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Bow and Porter 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 | RSU 72/MSAD 72 |
| 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.