Compare towns
Suncook vs Hollis 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).
Hollis has the most expensive homes ($676k median).
Bow has the most kids (25% under 18).
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 | Hollis | Bow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,432Lowest |
8,603Highest |
8,335 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+8.6% NH: +4.6% |
+9.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 37.9±8.1Lowest 12% below NH |
49.4±5Highest 14% above NH |
41.5±2 4% below NH |
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±4.9Lowest NH: 18.2% |
21%±4 NH: 18.2% |
25%±3.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Bow and Hollis 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% |
23.3%±4.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
17.6%±2.5 NH: 20.1% |
| Hollis and Bow 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% |
57.3% NH: 40.6% |
60.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
3.6%±1.7 NH: 6% |
5.6%±1.9Highest NH: 6% |
| Bow and Hollis 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 |
$168,883±$22k 71% above NH |
$172,857±$16kHighest 75% above NH |
| Bow and Hollis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $361,100±$22kLowest 10% below NH |
$675,900±$48kHighest 68% above NH |
$506,500±$34k 26% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,091±$317Lowest 27% below NH |
$1,598±$302Highest 7% above NH |
$1,539±$178 3% above NH |
| Hollis and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,975Lowest 5% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$9,584 44% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.2%±21.7Highest NH: 48.2% |
31.3%±19.5Lowest NH: 48.2% |
39%±13.2 NH: 48.2% |
| Suncook and Bow 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% |
1.9%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
2.7% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
91.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
87.5% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1951Lowest 28 yrs older than NH |
1979 same as NH |
1985Highest 6 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 8% below NH |
27 minHighest about the NH average |
27 min about the NH average |
| Work from home | 15.5%±6.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
29%±6.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
22.7%±4.7 NH: 16.8% |
| Hollis 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 | — | #8 of 120 in NH | #26 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | Hollis School District · Hollis-Brookline Cooperative School District | Bow School District |
| High school in town | — | Hollis-Brookline High School | Bow High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.8Lowest |
12.8Highest |
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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.