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Tunbridge vs Bow vs Cabot

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Tunbridge has the most people working from home (25.8%).
Bow has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.4%).
Cabot has the most affordable homes ($269k 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.

MeasureTunbridgeBowCabot
People
Population
1,253Lowest
8,335Highest
1,579
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+4.1%
U.S.: +7.4%
+9.4%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+0.7%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
42.7±8.3Highest
10% above U.S.
41.5±2
7% above U.S.
40.3±6.6Lowest
4% above U.S.
Tunbridge and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
21.1%±4.4Lowest
U.S.: 22%
25%±3.6
U.S.: 22%
27.2%±5.1Highest
U.S.: 22%
Cabot and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
20.9%±1.6
U.S.: 17.2%
17.6%±2.5Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
21%±6.4Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Cabot and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
42.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
60.3%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
44.7%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.6%±2
U.S.: 6.4%
5.6%±1.9Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.2%±1.6Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Bow and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$89,464±$26k
11% above U.S.
$172,857±$16kHighest
114% above U.S.
$77,031±$16kLowest
5% below U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$315,300±$23k
5% below U.S.
$506,500±$34kHighest
52% above U.S.
$268,500±$77kLowest
19% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,346±$128
5% below U.S.
$1,539±$178Highest
9% above U.S.
$1,243±$354Lowest
12% below U.S.
Bow and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,645
49% above U.S.
$9,584Highest
207% above U.S.
$4,639Lowest
49% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
76.7%±100Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
39%±13.2Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
44.1%±26.7
U.S.: 51.1%
Tunbridge and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
14.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
2.7%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
9%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
84.2%
U.S.: 65.2%
87.5%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
83.7%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1981
1 yr newer than U.S.
1985Highest
5 yrs newer than U.S.
1977Lowest
3 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
31 minHighest
16% above U.S.
27 minLowest
about the U.S. average
30 min
13% above U.S.
Work from home
25.8%±8.2Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
22.7%±4.7
U.S.: 15.1%
21.4%±4.2Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Tunbridge 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 First Branch Unified School District #82 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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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.