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Windsor vs Bow vs Oakham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($390k median).
Bow has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.4%).
Oakham has the oldest population (median age 49).
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 | Windsor | Bow | Oakham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,065Lowest |
8,335Highest |
1,639 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-2.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.4 15% above U.S. |
41.5±2Lowest 7% above U.S. |
49±2.3Highest 26% above U.S. |
| Oakham and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.8%±5.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
25%±3.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.2%±3.1 U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 18.6%±4.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.4%±2.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Oakham and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
60.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
40.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±2.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bow and Oakham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $115,563±$10k 43% above U.S. |
$172,857±$16kHighest 114% above U.S. |
$102,000±$20kLowest 26% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $389,700±$32kLowest 17% above U.S. |
$506,500±$34kHighest 52% above U.S. |
$420,100±$20k 26% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,539±$178Highest 9% above U.S. |
$1,174±$81Lowest 17% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,867Lowest 24% above U.S. |
$9,584Highest 207% above U.S. |
$4,103 32% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
39%±13.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
27.8%±69.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Bow and Oakham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
2.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
91.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 10 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 min 41% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
39 minHighest 46% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 21.2%±5.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
22.7%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.6%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Bow and Windsor 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 | Quabbin |
| High school in town | — | Bow High School | None in town |
| 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.