Compare towns
Amherst vs Ossipee vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Amherst has the most people working from home (32.4%).
Ossipee has the most affordable homes ($326k median).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.4%).
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 | Amherst | Ossipee | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,861 |
4,521Lowest |
16,038Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.9% NH: +4.6% |
+0.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+16.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 45.9±3.5 6% above NH |
50±4.6Highest 15% above NH |
41.1±2.9Lowest 5% below NH |
| Ossipee and Amherst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.4%±3.3 NH: 18.2% |
19.5%±4.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
27.4%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Windham and Amherst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.2%±3 NH: 20.1% |
26.3%±5.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
15.5%±2.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Ossipee and Amherst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 65.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
24.8%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
62.7% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.5 NH: 6% |
2.9%±1.7Lowest NH: 6% |
3.8%±1.8Highest NH: 6% |
| Windham and Amherst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $153,196±$10k 55% above NH |
$90,521±$22kLowest 9% below NH |
$189,583±$19kHighest 91% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $537,600±$30k 34% above NH |
$325,500±$23kLowest 19% below NH |
$723,300±$50kHighest 80% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,462±$256Lowest about the NH average |
$1,601±$245 7% above NH |
$3,218±$350Highest 116% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,773 47% above NH |
$4,401Lowest 34% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.4%±9Lowest NH: 48.2% |
72%±16.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
52.2%±50.9 NH: 48.2% |
| Ossipee and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.4% NH: 7.2% |
8.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.9% NH: 72.8% |
82%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
93.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr older than NH |
1979 same as NH |
1996Highest 17 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 22% above NH |
33 minHighest 25% above NH |
31 minLowest 15% above NH |
| Work from home | 32.4%±5.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
5.3%±3.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
21.9%±4.4 NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #20 of 120 in NH | #100 of 120 in NH | #13 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Amherst School District · Souhegan Cooperative School District | Governor Wentworth Regional School District | Windham School District |
| High school in town | Souhegan Coop High School | None in town | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.4Lowest |
— | 12.8Highest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.