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Center Harbor vs Windham vs New Hampton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Center Harbor has the shortest commute (25 min average).
Windham has the most kids (27.4% under 18).
New Hampton has the most affordable homes ($384k median).
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 | Center Harbor | Windham | New Hampton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 955Lowest |
16,038Highest |
2,509 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+16.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+9.8% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 60.4±4.8Highest 39% above NH |
41.1±2.9Lowest 5% below NH |
51.7±2.7 19% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 11.9%±5.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
27.4%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
13.8%±4.3 NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 39.5%±13.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
15.5%±2.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
24.8%±5 NH: 20.1% |
| Center Harbor and New Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.1% NH: 40.6% |
62.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
32.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
3.8%±1.8 NH: 6% |
4.2%±1.9Highest NH: 6% |
| New Hampton and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,313±$16k 5% above NH |
$189,583±$19kHighest 91% above NH |
$95,250±$35kLowest 4% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $463,800±$74k 15% above NH |
$723,300±$50kHighest 80% above NH |
$383,700±$37kLowest 5% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $3,218±$350Highest 116% above NH |
$749±$433Lowest 50% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,667Lowest 30% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$4,973 25% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 14.3%±59.4Lowest NH: 48.2% |
52.2%±50.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
21.3%±21.6 NH: 48.2% |
| Windham and New Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
13.2%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91% NH: 72.8% |
93.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
87.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Lowest 3 yrs newer than NH |
1996Highest 17 yrs newer than NH |
1989 10 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 8% below NH |
31 min 15% above NH |
33 minHighest 22% above NH |
| Work from home | 8.9%±5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
21.9%±4.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
11.9%±3.9 NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #13 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | — | Windham School District | Newfound Area School District |
| High school in town | — | Windham High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8 |
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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.