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Rupert vs Bow vs Stockbridge
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 most homeowners (93.7%).
Bow has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.4%).
Stockbridge has the most people working from home (28.6%).
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 | Stockbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 676Lowest |
8,335Highest |
791 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-2.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 57.8±9.7Highest 49% above U.S. |
41.5±2Lowest 7% above U.S. |
55.3±5.3 42% above U.S. |
| Rupert and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.9%±3.7 U.S.: 22% |
25%±3.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
9.9%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 42.3%±8.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
27.9%±3.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
60.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
35% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±2.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.1%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bow and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,229±$36k 9% above U.S. |
$172,857±$16kHighest 114% above U.S. |
$77,109±$12kLowest 4% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $362,500±$63k 9% above U.S. |
$506,500±$34kHighest 52% above U.S. |
$283,500±$26kLowest 15% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,539±$178Highest 9% above U.S. |
$1,140±$126Lowest 19% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,594 47% above U.S. |
$9,584Highest 207% above U.S. |
$4,488Lowest 44% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
39%±13.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
53.3%±22Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Stockbridge and Bow 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% |
3.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
85%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 25 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
27 min about the U.S. average |
27 minHighest 4% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 18.6%±9.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.7%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
28.6%±12.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Stockbridge and Bow 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 | Rochester Stockbridge Unified School District #81 |
| 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.