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Porter vs Bow vs Steuben
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 renters (12.6% rent).
Bow has the highest household income ($173k).
Steuben has the most affordable homes ($174k median).
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 | Steuben |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,746 |
8,335Highest |
1,388Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.9±7.9 5% above U.S. |
41.5±2Highest 7% above U.S. |
40.1±8.5Lowest 3% above U.S. |
| 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%±3.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
20.4%±5.4 U.S.: 22% |
| Bow and Steuben 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%±2.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
15.9%±1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Porter and Bow 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% |
18.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.2%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bow and Steuben 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. |
$76,466±$4k 5% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $226,100±$20k 32% below U.S. |
$506,500±$34kHighest 52% above U.S. |
$173,900±$32kLowest 48% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,539±$178Highest 9% above U.S. |
$678±$319Lowest 52% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,841Lowest 41% below U.S. |
$9,584Highest 207% above U.S. |
$2,029 35% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.9%±8.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
39%±13.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
26.3%±87.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Porter and Bow 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% |
5.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
89.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 2 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 | 32 minHighest 21% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
28 min 6% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 15.5%±5.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
22.7%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.8%±6.5Lowest 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 24 |
| High school in town | — | Bow High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.