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Busti vs Windham vs Kiantone

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Busti has the most renters (27.3% rent).
Windham has the most people working from home (20.5%).
Kiantone has the most kids (33.7% 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.

MeasureBustiWindhamKiantone
People
Population
7,452Highest
594Lowest
1,865
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+2.6%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
—
+3.5%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
46.6±4.8Highest
20% above U.S.
44.2±7.4
14% above U.S.
38.2±9.6Lowest
about the U.S. average
Busti and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.9%±3.3
U.S.: 22%
17.5%±7.9Lowest
U.S.: 22%
33.7%±6.4Highest
U.S.: 22%
Age 65+
23.8%±3.5Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
23.2%±8.1
U.S.: 17.2%
15.2%±4.5Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Busti and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
29.5%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
48.1%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
30.7%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.4%±1.1Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
0.8%±1.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.9%±1.2
U.S.: 6.4%
Busti and Kiantone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$67,292±$9kLowest
17% below U.S.
$94,500±$12kHighest
17% above U.S.
$81,000±$17k
about the U.S. average
Windham and Kiantone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$164,600±$12k
51% below U.S.
$353,900±$20kHighest
6% above U.S.
$163,800±$14kLowest
51% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,085±$106Highest
23% below U.S.
—
$950±$666Lowest
33% below U.S.
Busti and Kiantone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,876
24% above U.S.
$5,951Highest
91% above U.S.
$3,461Lowest
11% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
55.5%±13.2
U.S.: 51.1%
41.2%±94Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
58.1%±36.8Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Kiantone and Busti are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
14.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
9.9%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
14.2%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
72.7%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
82.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
86.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1963Lowest
17 yrs older than U.S.
1982Highest
2 yrs newer than U.S.
1971
9 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
21 min
20% below U.S.
27 minHighest
about the U.S. average
20 minLowest
23% below U.S.
Work from home
9.5%±4.5
U.S.: 15.1%
20.5%±5.6Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
4.7%±2.6Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
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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.