Compare towns
Canaan vs Jaffrey vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Canaan has the most renters (22.7% rent).
Jaffrey has the shortest commute (25 min average).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.4%).
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 | Canaan | Jaffrey | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,811Lowest |
5,448 |
16,038Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
-2.5% NH: +4.6% |
+16.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.4±3.7Highest about the NH average |
42.9±3.9 about the NH average |
41.1±2.9Lowest 5% below NH |
| Canaan and Jaffrey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±4.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
23.1%±5.1 NH: 18.2% |
27.4%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Windham and Jaffrey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.1%±4.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
18.5%±3.8 NH: 20.1% |
15.5%±2.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Canaan and Jaffrey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.2%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
31.2% NH: 40.6% |
62.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7%±2.5Highest NH: 6% |
3.1%±2.4Lowest NH: 6% |
3.8%±1.8 NH: 6% |
| Canaan and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,583±$6kLowest 18% below NH |
$92,330±$18k 7% below NH |
$189,583±$19kHighest 91% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $254,000±$26k 37% below NH |
$245,500±$27kLowest 39% below NH |
$723,300±$50kHighest 80% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,140±$90 24% below NH |
$962±$202Lowest 35% below NH |
$3,218±$350Highest 116% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,985Lowest 10% below NH |
$6,196 7% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 74.4%±25.1Highest NH: 48.2% |
45.7%±23Lowest NH: 48.2% |
52.2%±50.9 NH: 48.2% |
| Canaan and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.8% NH: 7.2% |
2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.3%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
81.8% NH: 72.8% |
93.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 4 yrs older than NH |
1973Lowest 6 yrs older than NH |
1996Highest 17 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 12% above NH |
25 minLowest 8% below NH |
31 minHighest 15% above NH |
| Work from home | 14.9%±6 NH: 16.8% |
7.5%±4.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
21.9%±4.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Windham and Canaan 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 | #83 of 120 in NH | #87 of 120 in NH | #13 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Mascoma Valley Regional School District | Jaffrey-Rindge Cooperative School District | Windham School District |
| High school in town | Mascoma Valley Regional High School | Conant Middle High School (H) | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.3Lowest |
21.3Highest |
12.8 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.