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Wallingford vs Bow vs Clarendon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wallingford has the most renters (17.5% rent).
Bow has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.4%).
Clarendon has the shortest commute (16 min average).
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 | Wallingford | Bow | Clarendon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,286Lowest |
8,335Highest |
2,460 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-6.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.9±10.8 18% above U.S. |
41.5±2Lowest 7% above U.S. |
52.3±4.1Highest 34% above U.S. |
| Clarendon and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±5 U.S.: 22% |
25%±3.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.6%±5.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Bow and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.9%±3.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
27.4%±4.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Clarendon and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
60.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
25.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.1%±1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,230±$15k about the U.S. average |
$172,857±$16kHighest 114% above U.S. |
$59,609±$12kLowest 26% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $261,900±$44k 21% below U.S. |
$506,500±$34kHighest 52% above U.S. |
$220,900±$32kLowest 34% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $891±$95Lowest 37% below U.S. |
$1,539±$178Highest 9% above U.S. |
$1,096±$305 22% below U.S. |
| Bow and Clarendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,355 40% above U.S. |
$9,584Highest 207% above U.S. |
$3,740Lowest 20% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 14.3%±13.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
39%±13.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
48.4%±27.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Clarendon and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 6% below U.S. |
27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
16 minLowest 40% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 7.1%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.7%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.1%±4.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #26 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 | Bow School District | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 |
| High school in town | None in town | Bow High School | Mill River Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8Highest |
9.4Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.