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Windsor vs Bow vs Orange
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor has the youngest population (median age 40.2).
Bow has the most expensive homes ($507k median).
Orange has the most affordable homes ($303k 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 | Windsor | Bow | Orange |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 254Lowest |
8,335Highest |
320 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +9.4% NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 40.2±18.8Lowest 7% below NH |
41.5±2Highest 4% below NH |
41.3±9.1 5% below NH |
| Bow and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 25.2%±14.7Highest NH: 18.2% |
25%±3.6 NH: 18.2% |
20.6%±5.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Windsor and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.7%±8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
17.6%±2.5 NH: 20.1% |
20%±5Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Orange and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 12.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
60.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
37.2% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±4.2Lowest NH: 6% |
5.6%±1.9Highest NH: 6% |
4.7%±3.7 NH: 6% |
| Bow and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $103,750±$40kLowest 5% above NH |
$172,857±$16kHighest 75% above NH |
$118,750±$39k 20% above NH |
| Bow and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $337,500±$40k 16% below NH |
$506,500±$34kHighest 26% above NH |
$302,600±$35kLowest 25% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,539±$178 3% above NH |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,381Lowest 49% below NH |
$9,584Highest 44% above NH |
$5,132 23% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
39%±13.2 NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Windsor and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
9.4% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5% NH: 72.8% |
87.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
97.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Lowest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1985 6 yrs newer than NH |
1986Highest 7 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 21% above NH |
27 minLowest about the NH average |
28 min 5% above NH |
| Work from home | 15%±16.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
22.7%±4.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
20.8%±8.9 NH: 16.8% |
| Bow and Orange 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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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.