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Brookline vs Stratham vs Westminster
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).
Stratham has the most expensive homes ($655k median).
Westminster has the most kids (28.4% under 18).
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 | Stratham | Westminster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 531 |
7,754Highest |
497Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 45.1±2.7Highest 16% above U.S. |
41.6±4.9Lowest 7% above U.S. |
43.3±11.5 11% above U.S. |
| Brookline and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20%±6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
23.5%±5.3 U.S.: 22% |
28.4%±7.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Westminster and Stratham 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% |
20.6%±3.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.7%±11.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Stratham and Westminster 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% |
69.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
45.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±1.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.2%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Stratham and Brookline 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 |
$151,998±$20kHighest 88% above U.S. |
$81,000±$22k about the U.S. average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $290,700±$37kLowest 13% below U.S. |
$655,400±$36kHighest 97% above U.S. |
$313,600±$39k 6% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,732±$232 23% above U.S. |
$2,511±$377Highest 78% above U.S. |
$749±$315Lowest 47% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,000 60% above U.S. |
$9,781Highest 214% above U.S. |
$4,480Lowest 44% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.8%±94.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
64%±38.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
6.1%±43.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Stratham and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
2.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
92.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
80.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 8% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
30 minHighest 13% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 20.6%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
25.3%±6.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
23.1%±15.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Stratham and Westminster 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 | — | #43 of 120 in NH | #53 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Stratham School District | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | 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.