Save town Compare Needs More Love
Town guide

Bow

A town of 8,335 people in Merrimack County, New Hampshire
Be the first to joinEarn karma for joining →
1

Now in Bow

What’s happening this week

All posts →
This week+ What’s happening in Bow?
From your neighbors

What’s happening

A preview of what neighbors share. Be the first to post in Bow.

Weather

Forecast →
Coming up

Upcoming events

Nothing on the calendar yet

Put the next local happening — a market, a meeting, a concert — on the map.

Add an event →
Around town

Local news

All news →

Headlines via Google News · Articles belong to their publishers.

2

Around town

The places and views that make it Bow

Explore places →

Outdoors in Bow

Parks & trails →

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Birthplace of Mary Baker G. Eddy1900
From Bow’s story

Birthplace of Mary Baker G. Eddy, 1900

Photo · Library of Congress

3

Know Bow

The town at a glance, and the guide to how things work

Open the full guide →

About Bow

Town in New Hampshire, United States
1727Established
8,229Population
28.6 sq miArea
597 ftElevation

Bow is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 8,229 at the 2020 census, up from 7,519 at the 2010 census, an increase of 9.4%.

Official town website ↗

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Town numbers

ZIP code03304
Area code603
Living in Bow

Housing in Bow

$630K▲ 6.8% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Bow home is worth about $630,000, up 6.8% in a year, 22% above the New Hampshire typical home.

Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →

Safety in Bow

A

Safety Grade A

Bow reports less crime per resident than 93% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. New Hampshire has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Bow sits closer to the middle.

Violent crime per 1,000
Bow 0.2
New Hampshire 1.2
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Bow 3.1
New Hampshire 8.3
U.S. 15.5
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to policeCrime & safety →

Schools in Bow

All Bow schools →
A−

School Grade A-

The public schools Bow’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 78% of New Hampshire’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

#26Best public schoolsof 120 in NH
DistrictBow School DistrictSchools6

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within NH. Ratings are from neighbors.

Famous people from Bow

See all 6 →

How things work in Bow

All explainers →
You’re browsing

Bow

New Hampshire · NH · Merrimack County
View town boundary →
Township / city / CDP overlaps possible.
Loading boundary…

Bow is your selected town. The feed includes posts assigned to this town, not a distance radius or ZIP code.

Neighborhoods narrow the feed further, while townwide announcements, events, and issues remain visible.

Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/15 · 2025-01-01