Compare towns
Brookline vs Lee vs Pelham vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lee has the most people working from home (27.6%).
Pelham has the most renters (13.3% rent).
Windham has the most expensive homes ($723k 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 | Brookline | Lee | Pelham | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 5,736 |
4,576Lowest |
14,449 |
16,038Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +13% NH: +4.6% |
+4.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+10.3% NH: +4.6% |
+16.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.2±1.5 5% below NH |
42.9±1.9Highest about the NH average |
41.5±2.7 4% below NH |
41.1±2.9Lowest 5% below NH |
| Lee and Pelham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 26.7%±4 NH: 18.2% |
21.9%±5.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
22%±2.7 NH: 18.2% |
27.4%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Windham and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 11.4%±2.1Lowest NH: 20.1% |
22.6%±6.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
16.5%±1.8 NH: 20.1% |
15.5%±2.6 NH: 20.1% |
| Lee and Pelham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 57.7% NH: 40.6% |
50.6% NH: 40.6% |
40%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
62.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.3%±3.2Highest NH: 6% |
5.4%±2.6 NH: 6% |
5.9%±1.3 NH: 6% |
3.8%±1.8Lowest NH: 6% |
| Brookline and Pelham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $171,046±$4k 73% above NH |
$131,579±$54kLowest 33% above NH |
$135,956±$19k 37% above NH |
$189,583±$19kHighest 91% above NH |
| Windham and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $544,400±$38k 35% above NH |
$480,600±$61kLowest 19% above NH |
$552,600±$27k 37% above NH |
$723,300±$50kHighest 80% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,500±$1k 68% above NH |
— | $1,425±$88Lowest 4% below NH |
$3,218±$350Highest 116% above NH |
| Windham and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$9,661 45% above NH |
$8,634Lowest 30% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.8%±43.5Lowest NH: 48.2% |
38.3%±53.3 NH: 48.2% |
67.3%±12.5Highest NH: 48.2% |
52.2%±50.9 NH: 48.2% |
| Pelham and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 0.6%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
2.6% NH: 7.2% |
3.7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.1% NH: 72.8% |
95.8%Highest NH: 72.8% |
86.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
93.9% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1993 14 yrs newer than NH |
1987Lowest 8 yrs newer than NH |
1987Lowest 8 yrs newer than NH |
1996Highest 17 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 25% above NH |
28 minLowest about the NH average |
30 min 10% above NH |
31 min 15% above NH |
| Work from home | 24.7%±5.8 NH: 16.8% |
27.6%±8.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
22.8%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
21.9%±4.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Lee and Brookline 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 | #23 of 120 in NH | #3 of 120 in NH | #48 of 120 in NH | #13 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Brookline School District | Oyster River Coop School District | Pelham School District | Windham School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Pelham High School | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.4Lowest |
12.8Highest |
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NH 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.