What stands out worked out from the figures below

Antrim has the most affordable homes ($299k median).

Windham has the most people working from home (20.5%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Antrim	Windham
People
Population	2,692Highest	594Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+0.5% U.S.: +7.4%	—
Median age	46.7±3.9Highest 20% above U.S.	44.2±7.4Lowest 14% above U.S.
	Antrim and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	19.4%±4.8Highest U.S.: 22%	17.5%±7.9Lowest U.S.: 22%
	Antrim and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	16.8%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2%	23.2%±8.1Highest U.S.: 17.2%
	Windham and Antrim are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	31.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7%	48.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.4%±2.1Highest U.S.: 6.4%	0.8%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$86,648±$22kLowest 7% above U.S.	$94,500±$12kHighest 17% above U.S.
	Windham and Antrim are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$298,800±$23kLowest 10% below U.S.	$353,900±$20kHighest 6% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,040±$177 26% below U.S.	—
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,608Lowest 80% above U.S.	$5,951Highest 91% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	95.9%±24.2Highest U.S.: 51.1%	41.2%±94Lowest U.S.: 51.1%
	Antrim and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	7.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5%	9.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	79.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2%	82.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1974Lowest 6 yrs older than U.S.	1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	32 minHighest 20% above U.S.	27 minLowest about the U.S. average
Work from home	12.8%±5.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1%	20.5%±5.6Highest U.S.: 15.1%
	Windham and Antrim 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	#104 of 120 in NH	—
School district	Contoocook Valley School District	—
High school in town	None in town	—
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Old photos in History	None yet	None yet

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.