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Calais vs Rupert vs Windham vs Middlesex
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Calais has the most renters (7.6% rent).
Rupert has the oldest population (median age 57.8).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.4%).
Middlesex has the most people working from home (28.4%).
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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 | Calais | Rupert | Windham | Middlesex |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,713 |
676Lowest |
16,038Highest |
1,943 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
-2.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+16.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42±8.6 8% above U.S. |
57.8±9.7Highest 49% above U.S. |
41.1±2.9Lowest 6% above U.S. |
44.4±3.9 14% above U.S. |
| Rupert and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 22.5%±5.4 U.S.: 22% |
13.9%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
27.4%±3.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
21.3%±3.1 U.S.: 22% |
| Windham and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±5.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
42.3%±8.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.5%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.6%±3.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
30.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
62.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
54.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.4%±3.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.1%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.2%±2.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Calais and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $100,625±$27k 25% above U.S. |
$88,229±$36kLowest 9% above U.S. |
$189,583±$19kHighest 135% above U.S. |
$109,632±$13k 36% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $390,300±$36k 17% above U.S. |
$362,500±$63kLowest 9% above U.S. |
$723,300±$50kHighest 117% above U.S. |
$376,300±$40k 13% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,408±$392 about the U.S. average |
— | $3,218±$350Highest 128% above U.S. |
$1,333±$359Lowest 6% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,586 111% above U.S. |
$4,594Lowest 47% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$6,483 108% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49%±38.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
20%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
52.2%±50.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windham and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 8.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6% U.S.: 12.5% |
2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
93.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
93.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
96.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1955Lowest 25 yrs older than U.S. |
1996Highest 16 yrs newer than U.S. |
1986 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 18% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
31 min 17% above U.S. |
27 min 4% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 23.4%±7.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
18.6%±9.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.9%±4.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
28.4%±10.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Middlesex and Calais 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 | — | — | #13 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | — | Windham School District | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 |
| 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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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.