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Weare vs Bow vs New Durham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Weare has the most people working from home (22.8%).
Bow has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.4%).
New Durham has the most affordable homes ($339k 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.
| Measure | Weare | Bow | New Durham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,170Highest |
8,335 |
2,748Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5% NH: +4.6% |
+9.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+2.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 45.6±4 5% above NH |
41.5±2Lowest 4% below NH |
46.5±7.5Highest 7% above NH |
| New Durham and Weare are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.4%±4 NH: 18.2% |
25%±3.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.8%±5.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Bow and Weare are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13.5%±3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
17.6%±2.5 NH: 20.1% |
23.8%±4Highest NH: 20.1% |
| New Durham and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.2% NH: 40.6% |
60.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
34.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±1.4 NH: 6% |
5.6%±1.9Highest NH: 6% |
1%±0.7Lowest NH: 6% |
| Bow and Weare are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $118,271±$17k 19% above NH |
$172,857±$16kHighest 75% above NH |
$100,194±$13kLowest about the NH average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $396,300±$26k about the NH average |
$506,500±$34kHighest 26% above NH |
$339,400±$27kLowest 16% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,541±$214Highest 3% above NH |
$1,539±$178 3% above NH |
$1,417±$116Lowest 5% below NH |
| Weare and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,272 6% below NH |
$9,584Highest 44% above NH |
$5,774Lowest 13% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.2%±24.6Highest NH: 48.2% |
39%±13.2 NH: 48.2% |
25%±42.7Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Weare and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 1.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
2.7% NH: 7.2% |
5.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.5% NH: 72.8% |
87.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
94%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 7 yrs newer than NH |
1985 6 yrs newer than NH |
1983Lowest 4 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 34% above NH |
27 minLowest about the NH average |
35 min 30% above NH |
| Work from home | 22.8%±4.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
22.7%±4.7 NH: 16.8% |
10%±4.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Weare 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 | #84 of 120 in NH | #26 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | John Stark Regional School District · Weare School District | Bow School District | Governor Wentworth Regional School District |
| High school in town | John Stark Regional High School | Bow High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4Lowest |
12.8Highest |
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NH 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.