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Brookline vs Meredith 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
Brookline has the most affordable homes ($291k median).
Meredith has the most expensive homes ($480k median).
Windham has the highest household income ($95k).
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 | Meredith | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 531Lowest |
6,758Highest |
594 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 45.1±2.7 16% above U.S. |
55.5±3.7Highest 43% above U.S. |
44.2±7.4Lowest 14% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 20%±6Highest U.S.: 22% |
12.6%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
17.5%±7.9 U.S.: 22% |
| Brookline and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.6%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
34.2%±5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
23.2%±8.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Meredith and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
45.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
48.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.9%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Brookline and Meredith are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,833±$16kLowest about the U.S. average |
$87,019±$19k 8% above U.S. |
$94,500±$12kHighest 17% above U.S. |
| Windham and Meredith are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $290,700±$37kLowest 13% below U.S. |
$480,100±$48kHighest 44% above U.S. |
$353,900±$20k 6% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,732±$232Highest 23% above U.S. |
$1,149±$304Lowest 19% below U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,000Lowest 60% above U.S. |
$5,006 61% above U.S. |
$5,951Highest 91% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.8%±94.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
48.5%±9.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
41.2%±94Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Meredith and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
9.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
75.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1975Lowest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
27 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 20.6%±5.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
23.7%±4.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
20.5%±5.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Meredith 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 | — | #62 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | — | Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District | — |
| High school in town | — | Inter-Lakes High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.1 |
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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.