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Clarendon vs Windham vs Wallingford
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Clarendon has the shortest commute (16 min average).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.4%).
Wallingford has the most renters (17.5% rent).
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 | Clarendon | Windham | Wallingford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,460 |
16,038Highest |
2,286Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+16.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52.3±4.1Highest 34% above U.S. |
41.1±2.9Lowest 6% above U.S. |
45.9±10.8 18% above U.S. |
| Clarendon and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±5.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
27.4%±3.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.7%±5 U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 27.4%±4.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.5%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
23.9%±3.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Clarendon and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
62.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
30.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.5%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Windham and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,609±$12kLowest 26% below U.S. |
$189,583±$19kHighest 135% above U.S. |
$80,230±$15k about the U.S. average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $220,900±$32kLowest 34% below U.S. |
$723,300±$50kHighest 117% above U.S. |
$261,900±$44k 21% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,096±$305 22% below U.S. |
$3,218±$350Highest 128% above U.S. |
$891±$95Lowest 37% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,740Lowest 20% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$4,355 40% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.4%±27.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
52.2%±50.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
14.3%±13.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windham and Clarendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6% U.S.: 12.5% |
2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
93.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1996Highest 16 yrs newer than U.S. |
1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 16 minLowest 40% below U.S. |
31 minHighest 17% above U.S. |
25 min 6% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 9.1%±4.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
21.9%±4.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
7.1%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #13 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 | Windham School District | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 |
| High school in town | Mill River Union High School | Windham High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.4Lowest |
12.8Highest |
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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.