Compare towns
Suncook vs West Windsor 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 renters (40.5% rent).
West Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+22.3%).
Bow has the highest household income ($173k).
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 | West Windsor | Bow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,432 |
1,171Lowest |
8,335Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+22.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 37.9±8.1Lowest about the U.S. average |
54±5.9Highest 39% above U.S. |
41.5±2 7% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±4.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.8%±10Lowest 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% |
25.5%±6.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±2.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
| West Windsor 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
59.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
60.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.1%±3.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
| West Windsor and Bow 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 |
$108,750±$18k 35% above U.S. |
$172,857±$16kHighest 114% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $361,100±$22kLowest 9% above U.S. |
$393,500±$41k 18% above U.S. |
$506,500±$34kHighest 52% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,091±$317Lowest 23% below U.S. |
$1,100±$217 22% below U.S. |
$1,539±$178Highest 9% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,975 124% above U.S. |
$5,860Lowest 88% above U.S. |
$9,584Highest 207% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.2%±21.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
39%±13.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
| 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 U.S.: 12.5% |
3.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
2.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
97.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1951Lowest 29 yrs older than U.S. |
1980 same as U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 7% below U.S. |
28 minHighest 6% above U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 15.5%±6.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.1%±3.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
22.7%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Bow and West Windsor 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 | — | Mount Ascutney School District #86 | 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 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.