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Victory vs Bow vs Norton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Victory has the oldest population (median age 64.5).
Bow has the most kids (25% under 18).
Norton has the most homeowners (100%).
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 | Victory | Bow | Norton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 53Lowest |
8,335Highest |
108 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +9.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 64.5±11.1Highest 66% above U.S. |
41.5±2Lowest 7% above U.S. |
53.8±6.7 38% above U.S. |
| Victory and Norton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 7.5%±51Lowest U.S.: 22% |
25%±3.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
13%±21.1 U.S.: 22% |
| Bow and Norton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 47.2%±39.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
31.5%±15.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Victory and Norton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
60.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
28.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±26.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.6%±10.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bow and Norton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $172,857±$16kHighest 114% above U.S. |
$65,625±$23kLowest 19% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $506,500±$34kHighest 52% above U.S. |
$200,000±$32kLowest 40% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,539±$178 9% above U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,500Lowest 20% below U.S. |
$9,584Highest 207% above U.S. |
$2,769 11% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
39%±13.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
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| Bow and Victory are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 45.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
13% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
100%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
1985 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1974Lowest 6 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
27 min about the U.S. average |
39 minHighest 49% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 0%±52.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.7%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
25.5%±18Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Norton 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 | — | 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.