Compare towns
Salisbury vs Bow vs Ripton vs Leicester
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Salisbury has the shortest commute (19 min average).
Bow has the highest household income ($173k).
Ripton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+25.7%).
Leicester has the most renters (14.5% rent).
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 | Salisbury | Bow | Ripton | Leicester |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,200 |
8,335Highest |
508Lowest |
1,026 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
+25.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-10%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 50.6±6.5Highest 30% above U.S. |
41.5±2Lowest 7% above U.S. |
47.7±14.2 23% above U.S. |
48.8±3.8 25% above U.S. |
| Salisbury and Leicester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±3.2 U.S.: 22% |
25%±3.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
11.8%±6.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
14.9%±5.1 U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 30.4%±2.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
30.5%±7.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.5%±6.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Ripton and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
60.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
48% U.S.: 35.7% |
35.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
20.1%±6.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.3%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $99,688±$21k 23% above U.S. |
$172,857±$16kHighest 114% above U.S. |
$112,917±$15k 40% above U.S. |
$70,417±$30kLowest 13% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $306,900±$51kLowest 8% below U.S. |
$506,500±$34kHighest 52% above U.S. |
$394,400±$61k 19% above U.S. |
$309,700±$107k 7% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,443±$984 about the U.S. average |
$1,539±$178Highest 9% above U.S. |
— | $1,098±$300Lowest 22% below U.S. |
| Bow and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,842 55% above U.S. |
$9,584Highest 207% above U.S. |
$4,915 58% above U.S. |
$3,822Lowest 23% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.9%±22.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
39%±13.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
52.9%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
33.3%±40.4 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 | 4.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
2.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
11.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
87.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
90.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
85.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 13 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1973 7 yrs older than U.S. |
1981 1 yr newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 29% below U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
24 min 9% below U.S. |
28 minHighest 7% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 6%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.7%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.2%±8.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
12.7%±5.9 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 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Bow School District | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — |
| High school in town | None 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.