Compare towns
Suncook vs Danvers vs Bow
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Suncook has the most affordable homes ($361k median).
Danvers has the most expensive homes ($644k median).
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 | Danvers | Bow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,432Lowest |
28,098Highest |
8,335 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6% U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 37.9±8.1Lowest about the U.S. average |
45.3±3Highest 16% above U.S. |
41.5±2 7% above U.S. |
| Danvers and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±4.9 U.S.: 22% |
17.2%±2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
25%±3.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Bow and Suncook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.5%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.6%±2.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±2.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
48.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
60.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bow and Danvers 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 about the U.S. average |
$125,395±$10k 55% above U.S. |
$172,857±$16kHighest 114% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $361,100±$22kLowest 9% above U.S. |
$644,200±$23kHighest 94% above U.S. |
$506,500±$34k 52% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,091±$317Lowest 23% below U.S. |
$2,076±$192Highest 47% above U.S. |
$1,539±$178 9% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,975 124% above U.S. |
$6,654Lowest 113% above U.S. |
$9,584Highest 207% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.2%±21.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
48.8%±8.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
39%±13.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Danvers 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 U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
2.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
69.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
87.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1951Lowest 29 yrs older than U.S. |
1963 17 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 7% below U.S. |
28 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 15.5%±6.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.3%±3.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
22.7%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Bow and Danvers 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 | — | #91 of 282 in MA | #26 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | — | Bow School District |
| High school in town | — | — | Bow High School |
| 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.