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Stockbridge vs Bow vs Danby
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Stockbridge has the most people working from home (28.6%).
Bow has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.4%).
Danby has the most affordable homes ($272k 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 | Stockbridge | Bow | Danby |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 791Lowest |
8,335Highest |
1,133 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-2.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 55.3±5.3Highest 42% above U.S. |
41.5±2Lowest 7% above U.S. |
52.6±4.8 35% above U.S. |
| Stockbridge and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 9.9%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
25%±3.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.6%±3.4 U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 27.9%±3.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.3%±2.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Stockbridge and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35% U.S.: 35.7% |
60.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
34.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.5%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bow and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,109±$12kLowest 4% below U.S. |
$172,857±$16kHighest 114% above U.S. |
$77,321±$13k 4% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $283,500±$26k 15% below U.S. |
$506,500±$34kHighest 52% above U.S. |
$272,400±$41kLowest 18% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,140±$126 19% below U.S. |
$1,539±$178Highest 9% above U.S. |
$794±$166Lowest 44% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,488Lowest 44% above U.S. |
$9,584Highest 207% above U.S. |
$4,543 46% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.3%±22Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
39%±13.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
41.4%±34.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Stockbridge and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
2.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
89.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1981 1 yr newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 4% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
30 minHighest 12% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 28.6%±12.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.7%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
12.1%±5.1Lowest 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 | Rochester Stockbridge Unified School District #81 | Bow School District | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 |
| 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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| 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.