Compare towns
Brookline vs Windham vs Newfields
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brookline has the most affordable homes ($544k median).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.4%).
Newfields has the shortest commute (26 min average).
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 | Windham | Newfields |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,736 |
16,038Highest |
2,023Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +13% NH: +4.6% |
+16.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.2±1.5 5% below NH |
41.1±2.9Lowest 5% below NH |
44.1±1.8Highest about the NH average |
| Newfields and Brookline 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% |
27.4%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
18.9%±1.6Lowest 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% |
15.5%±2.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
13.6%±0.9 NH: 20.1% |
| Windham and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 57.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
62.7% NH: 40.6% |
68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.3%±3.2 NH: 6% |
3.8%±1.8Lowest NH: 6% |
7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
| Newfields and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $171,046±$4kLowest 73% above NH |
$189,583±$19k 91% above NH |
$197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
| Newfields and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $544,400±$38kLowest 35% above NH |
$723,300±$50kHighest 80% above NH |
$646,400±$34k 61% above NH |
| Windham and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,500±$1k 68% above NH |
$3,218±$350Highest 116% above NH |
$1,875±$323Lowest 26% 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+ at least 50% above NH |
$10,000+ at least 50% above NH |
$10,000+ at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.8%±43.5Lowest NH: 48.2% |
52.2%±50.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
43.3%±40.8 NH: 48.2% |
| Windham and Newfields 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% NH: 7.2% |
2.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.1% NH: 72.8% |
93.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1993 14 yrs newer than NH |
1996Highest 17 yrs newer than NH |
1991Lowest 12 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 25% above NH |
31 min 15% above NH |
26 minLowest 4% below NH |
| Work from home | 24.7%±5.8 NH: 16.8% |
21.9%±4.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Newfields 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 | #13 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Brookline School District | Windham School District | Newfields School District |
| 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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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.