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Rupert vs Bow vs Moretown
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Rupert has the oldest population (median age 57.8).
Bow has the highest household income ($173k).
Moretown has the shortest commute (25 min average).
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 | Rupert | Bow | Moretown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 676Lowest |
8,335Highest |
1,532 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 57.8±9.7Highest 49% above U.S. |
41.5±2Lowest 7% above U.S. |
46.8±3.8 20% above U.S. |
| Rupert and Moretown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.9%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
25%±3.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.3%±3.6 U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 42.3%±8.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
18%±2.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
60.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
58.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.3%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bow and Moretown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,229±$36kLowest 9% above U.S. |
$172,857±$16kHighest 114% above U.S. |
$104,423±$7k 29% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $362,500±$63kLowest 9% above U.S. |
$506,500±$34kHighest 52% above U.S. |
$380,800±$36k 14% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,539±$178Highest 9% above U.S. |
$838±$462Lowest 41% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,594Lowest 47% above U.S. |
$9,584Highest 207% above U.S. |
$5,506 77% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
39%±13.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
16.1%±14.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Bow and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
84.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 25 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1982 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the U.S. average |
27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
25 minLowest 5% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 18.6%±9.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.7%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.4%±6.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Bow and Moretown 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 | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 |
| 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.