2025 Compare Cities Education:
Simsbury, CT vs Bow, NH

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Highlights
- Bow spends 17.3% less per student than Simsbury.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.2% lower in Bow than in Simsbury. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bow had 0.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Simsbury
 Simsbury, CTBow, NHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,744$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,830  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,186$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.33  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3004573
 Students per Counselor341  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.66.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Simsbury    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

We've lived in Simsbury for over 24 years, relocated here by choice because of the small town feel and quality of education. We made the right choice, cost of living is  More

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Over 16 years ago

I lived in Simsbury for 1 1/2 yrs. The cost of housing as a whole is expensive. Homes are a bit more than surrounding areas, but the property tax is what drives up the  More

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Reviews for Bow    4 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

NH in general and Bow specifically is the last place you want to live. The taxes are extremely high and you get nothing for them. Like all of NH every little town has  More

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After spending 20 years in the USAF, I was very happy to relocate to Bow, NH. I evaluated all the places I could live in the world, and settled on Bow for numerous  More

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Over 16 years ago

A great place to raise a family .One of the best school systems in NH.Nice country setting but not far away from the capitol. A hour away from the beach or the  More

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