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Braintree Town vs Stratham 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
Braintree Town has the most renters (22.4% rent).
Stratham has the most people working from home (25.3%).
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 | Braintree Town | Stratham | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 38,899Highest |
7,754Lowest |
16,038 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+16.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.3±1.2 6% above U.S. |
41.6±4.9Highest 7% above U.S. |
41.1±2.9Lowest 6% above U.S. |
| Stratham and Braintree Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.6%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
23.5%±5.3 U.S.: 22% |
27.4%±3.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Windham and Stratham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.6%±1.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.6%±3.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.5%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Stratham and Braintree Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
69.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
62.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.5%±0.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Braintree Town and Stratham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $122,214±$10kLowest 51% above U.S. |
$151,998±$20k 88% above U.S. |
$189,583±$19kHighest 135% above U.S. |
| Windham and Stratham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $656,800±$14k 97% above U.S. |
$655,400±$36kLowest 97% above U.S. |
$723,300±$50kHighest 117% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,024±$195Lowest 43% above U.S. |
$2,511±$377 78% above U.S. |
$3,218±$350Highest 128% above U.S. |
| Windham and Stratham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,436Lowest 74% above U.S. |
$9,781 214% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.9%±7.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
64%±38.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.2%±50.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Stratham and Braintree Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
93.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957Lowest 23 yrs older than U.S. |
1986 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
1996Highest 16 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 24% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
31 min 17% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 18.2%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
25.3%±6.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.9%±4.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Stratham 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 | #84 of 282 in MA | #43 of 120 in NH | #13 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Braintree | Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Stratham School District | Windham School District |
| High school in town | Braintree High | None in town | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.7Highest |
— | 12.8Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | None yet | 6 photos → | 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.