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Bow, NH Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q4 2023. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Bow, NH Housing Market Trends

With 8,386 people, 2,895 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $544,143, real estate costs in Bow are among some of the highest in the nation, although house prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive New Hampshire communities.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Bow, accounting for 90.97% of the town's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Bow include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 4.72%), row houses and other attached homes ( 3.25%), and a few duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 1.06%).

Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Bow. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 90.85% of Bow's homes, and 75.67% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.

There is a lot of housing in Bow built from 1970 to 1999 so parts of town may have that "Brady Bunch" look of homes popular in the '70s and early '80s, although some of these houses were built up through the early '90s as well. There is also a lot of housing in Bow built between 2000 and later ( 16.84%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 1940-1969 ( 15.57%). There's also some housing in Bow built before 1939 ( 9.48%).

Bow Home Appreciation Rates

Appreciation rates for homes in Bow have been tracking above average for the last ten years, according to NeighborhoodScout data. The cumulative appreciation rate over the ten years has been 98.99%, which ranks in the top 30% nationwide. This equates to an annual average Bow house appreciation rate of 7.12%.

Appreciation rates are so strong in Bow that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Bow real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Bow appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 10.77%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 96.92% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Bow. Bow appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 2.64%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 10.99%.

Importantly, this makes Bow one of the highest appreciating communities in the nation for the latest quarter, and may signal the town's near-future real estate investment strength.

Relative to New Hampshire, our data show that Bow's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 90% of the other cities and towns in New Hampshire.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$544,143

Bow, NH Home Prices
> $1,377,000
$1,033,001 - $1,377,000
$688,001 - $1,033,000
$551,001 - $688,000
$413,001 - $551,000
$276,001 - $413,000
$138,001 - $276,000
$69,001 - $138,000
$0 - $69,000
1.1%
1.1%
1.6%
1.6%
20.2%
20.2%
27.2%
27.2%
33.3%
33.3%
15.3%
15.3%
0.9%
0.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0.4%
0.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
High

for New hampshire

Very High

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

2,895

Bow Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$2,114 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
90.8%
90.8%
9.2%
9.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
0.9%
0.9%
99.1%
99.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
16.8%
16.8%
58.1%
58.1%
15.6%
15.6%
9.5%
9.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
91.0%
91.0%
3.3%
3.3%
1.1%
1.1%
4.7%
4.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
1.2%
1.2%
2.7%
2.7%
13.3%
13.3%
46.5%
46.5%
29.1%
29.1%
7.1%
7.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes