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Barnard vs Windham vs Stockbridge
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Barnard has the oldest housing (typical home built 1971).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.4%).
Stockbridge has the most people working from home (28.6%).
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 | Barnard | Windham | Stockbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,211 |
16,038Highest |
791Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
+16.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-2.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.4±6 9% above U.S. |
41.1±2.9Lowest 6% above U.S. |
55.3±5.3Highest 42% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 26.9%±5.3 U.S.: 22% |
27.4%±3.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
9.9%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Windham and Barnard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22%±3.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
15.5%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
27.9%±3.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Stockbridge and Barnard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
62.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
35%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.1%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Windham and Barnard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $97,581±$19k 21% above U.S. |
$189,583±$19kHighest 135% above U.S. |
$77,109±$12kLowest 4% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $402,600±$71k 21% above U.S. |
$723,300±$50kHighest 117% above U.S. |
$283,500±$26kLowest 15% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,372±$80 about the U.S. average |
$3,218±$350Highest 128% above U.S. |
$1,140±$126Lowest 19% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,038 94% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$4,488Lowest 44% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27%±19.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.2%±50.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
53.3%±22Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Stockbridge and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
93.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
85%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1996Highest 16 yrs newer than U.S. |
1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 8% above U.S. |
31 minHighest 17% above U.S. |
27 minLowest 4% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 19.3%±10.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.9%±4.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
28.6%±12.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Stockbridge 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 | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 | Windham School District | Rochester Stockbridge Unified School District #81 |
| High school in town | None in town | Windham High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.