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Union vs Bow vs Limerick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Union has the most renters (14.1% rent).
Bow has the most expensive homes ($507k median).
Limerick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.2%).
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 | Union | Bow | Limerick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,663Lowest |
8,335Highest |
3,400 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.6±5.3Highest 7% above U.S. |
41.5±2 7% above U.S. |
40.4±9.2Lowest 4% above U.S. |
| Union and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.9%±4 U.S.: 22% |
25%±3.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.7%±5.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Bow and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±3.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±2.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
17.1%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Union and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
60.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
27.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.4%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bow and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,724±$9kLowest about the U.S. average |
$172,857±$16kHighest 114% above U.S. |
$101,172±$15k 25% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $267,600±$42kLowest 20% below U.S. |
$506,500±$34kHighest 52% above U.S. |
$269,400±$29k 19% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,179±$452Lowest 17% below U.S. |
$1,539±$178 9% above U.S. |
$1,758±$407Highest 24% above U.S. |
| Limerick and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,276 5% above U.S. |
$9,584Highest 207% above U.S. |
$2,520Lowest 19% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24.6%±19.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
39%±13.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
38.8%±14.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Bow and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
89.8%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1985 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1994Highest 14 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 11% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
38 minHighest 42% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 15.9%±5.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
22.7%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
15.2%±6.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Bow and Union 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 | RSU 40/MSAD 40 | 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.