Compare towns
Athens vs Windham vs Vershire
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Athens has the most renters (26.3% rent).
Windham has the most expensive homes ($723k median).
Vershire has the most affordable homes ($209k median).
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 | Athens | Windham | Vershire |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 431Lowest |
16,038Highest |
842 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +16.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-7.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 47.3±6.5Highest 22% above U.S. |
41.1±2.9Lowest 6% above U.S. |
45.7±9.3 17% above U.S. |
| Athens and Vershire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.9%±6.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
27.4%±3.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.1%±4.5 U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±4.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
15.5%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.2%±5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Vershire and Athens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
62.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
31.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±3 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.2%±2.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Vershire and Athens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $68,438±$30kLowest 15% below U.S. |
$189,583±$19kHighest 135% above U.S. |
$71,618±$12k 11% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $240,400±$32k 28% below U.S. |
$723,300±$50kHighest 117% above U.S. |
$209,100±$55kLowest 37% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$537 20% below U.S. |
$3,218±$350Highest 128% above U.S. |
$1,117±$80Lowest 21% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,438 74% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$4,640Lowest 49% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.5%±39Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.2%±50.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
77.8%±24.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Vershire and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
19.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
93.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
81.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 7 yrs older than U.S. |
1996Highest 16 yrs newer than U.S. |
1985 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 36% above U.S. |
31 minLowest 17% above U.S. |
32 min 23% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 19.3%±7.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
21.9%±4.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windham and Athens 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.