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Barnet vs Barnet 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

Barnet has the most people working from home (55%).
Barnet has the most renters (20.1% rent).
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.

MeasureBarnetBarnetWindham
People
Population
61Lowest
1,855
16,038Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-2.6%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+16.4%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
62.2±45.8Highest
60% above U.S.
47.7±5.3
23% above U.S.
41.1±2.9Lowest
6% above U.S.
Barnet and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
31.1%±29.6Highest
U.S.: 22%
21.6%±4.9Lowest
U.S.: 22%
27.4%±3.3
U.S.: 22%
Barnet and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
36.1%±44.4Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
28.8%±3.8
U.S.: 17.2%
15.5%±2.6Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Barnet and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
59.5%
U.S.: 35.7%
35.6%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
62.7%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0%±23.2Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
1%±0.9
U.S.: 6.4%
3.8%±1.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$57,917±$16kLowest
28% below U.S.
$67,386±$15k
17% below U.S.
$189,583±$19kHighest
135% above U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$204,200±$38kLowest
39% below U.S.
$247,900±$24k
25% below U.S.
$723,300±$50kHighest
117% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$974±$72Lowest
31% below U.S.
$3,218±$350Highest
128% above U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,950Lowest
5% below U.S.
$4,489
44% above U.S.
$10,000+Highest
at least 221% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent —
59.3%±29.9Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
52.2%±50.9Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Barnet and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
47.5%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
8.2%
U.S.: 12.5%
2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
100%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
79.9%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
93.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
1974
6 yrs older than U.S.
1996Highest
16 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way —
28 minLowest
5% above U.S.
31 minHighest
17% above U.S.
Work from home
55%±29Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
13.3%±4.5Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
21.9%±4.4
U.S.: 15.1%
Barnet 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 — Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78 Windham School District
High school in town — None 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.