Compare towns
Suncook vs Chichester vs Bow
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Suncook has the most renters (40.5% rent).
Chichester has the oldest population (median age 43).
Bow has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.4%).
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 | Suncook | Chichester | Bow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,432 |
2,745Lowest |
8,335Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.6% NH: +4.6% |
+9.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 37.9±8.1Lowest 12% below NH |
43±3.3Highest about the NH average |
41.5±2 4% below NH |
| Chichester and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±4.9Lowest NH: 18.2% |
20.3%±4.4 NH: 18.2% |
25%±3.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Bow and Chichester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.5%±3.3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
17.2%±3 NH: 20.1% |
17.6%±2.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bow and Chichester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
37.4% NH: 40.6% |
60.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
3.9%±1.7 NH: 6% |
5.6%±1.9Highest NH: 6% |
| Bow and Chichester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,836±$25kLowest 19% below NH |
$109,297±$13k 10% above NH |
$172,857±$16kHighest 75% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $361,100±$22kLowest 10% below NH |
$409,300±$26k about the NH average |
$506,500±$34kHighest 26% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,091±$317Lowest 27% below NH |
$2,055±$275Highest 38% above NH |
$1,539±$178 3% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,975Lowest 5% above NH |
$7,189 8% above NH |
$9,584Highest 44% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.2%±21.7 NH: 48.2% |
55.6%±34.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
39%±13.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Chichester and Suncook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
6% NH: 7.2% |
2.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
85.6% NH: 72.8% |
87.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1951Lowest 28 yrs older than NH |
1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
1985 6 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 8% below NH |
30 minHighest 13% above NH |
27 min about the NH average |
| Work from home | 15.5%±6.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
19%±8 NH: 16.8% |
22.7%±4.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Bow and Chichester 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 | — | #75 of 120 in NH | #26 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | Chichester School District | Bow School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Bow High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.8 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
NH 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.