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Addison vs Mendon vs Windham

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Addison has the most renters (10.8% rent).
Mendon has the shortest commute (17 min average).
Windham has the most expensive homes ($723k median).

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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.

MeasureAddisonMendonWindham
People
Population
1,175
1,113Lowest
16,038Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-0.4%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+8.5%
U.S.: +7.4%
+16.4%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
53.1±7.6
37% above U.S.
53.4±10.5Highest
37% above U.S.
41.1±2.9Lowest
6% above U.S.
Mendon and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
18.6%±5.1
U.S.: 22%
14.6%±5.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
27.4%±3.3Highest
U.S.: 22%
Age 65+
27.1%±1.9
U.S.: 17.2%
29%±1.3Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
15.5%±2.6Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Mendon and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
40.2%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
49.4%
U.S.: 35.7%
62.7%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±2.3Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.1%±2.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.8%±1.8
U.S.: 6.4%
Addison and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$106,667±$7k
32% above U.S.
$100,524±$23kLowest
25% above U.S.
$189,583±$19kHighest
135% above U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$362,200±$23k
9% above U.S.
$357,000±$44kLowest
7% above U.S.
$723,300±$50kHighest
117% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$2,019±$461
43% above U.S.
$1,230±$651Lowest
13% below U.S.
$3,218±$350Highest
128% above U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,831
87% above U.S.
$5,342Lowest
71% above U.S.
$10,000+Highest
at least 221% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
41.9%±62.8Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
88.6%±42.7Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
52.2%±50.9
U.S.: 51.1%
Mendon and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
4.5%
U.S.: 12.5%
8.2%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
89.2%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
92.2%
U.S.: 65.2%
93.9%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1980
same as U.S.
1977Lowest
3 yrs older than U.S.
1996Highest
16 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 min
5% above U.S.
17 minLowest
36% below U.S.
31 minHighest
17% above U.S.
Work from home
12.3%±5.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
22.5%±8.9Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
21.9%±4.4
U.S.: 15.1%
Mendon and Windham 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 — — #13 of 120 in NH
School district — — Windham School District
High school in town — — Windham High School
Students per teacherat that high school — —
12.8
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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.