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Columbia vs Windham vs Warren
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Columbia has the shortest commute (20 min average).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.4%).
Warren has the most renters (14.5% 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 | Columbia | Windham | Warren |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 683Lowest |
16,038Highest |
942 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+16.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-8.7% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 51.8±10.1Highest 20% above NH |
41.1±2.9Lowest 5% below NH |
51.6±9.7 19% above NH |
| Columbia and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.4%±5.2Lowest NH: 18.2% |
27.4%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
18%±4.6 NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 29.9%±8.3Highest NH: 20.1% |
15.5%±2.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
24.6%±3.8 NH: 20.1% |
| Columbia and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14.5%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
62.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
24.1% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7%±3.7Highest NH: 6% |
3.8%±1.8 NH: 6% |
1.5%±1.9Lowest NH: 6% |
| Columbia and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $57,917±$13kLowest 42% below NH |
$189,583±$19kHighest 91% above NH |
$62,981±$14k 36% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $196,400±$29kLowest 51% below NH |
$723,300±$50kHighest 80% above NH |
$237,200±$35k 41% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $792±$333Lowest 47% below NH |
$3,218±$350Highest 116% above NH |
$1,167±$586 22% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,009Lowest 70% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$3,299 51% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 9.1%±95.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
52.2%±50.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
44.4%±42 NH: 48.2% |
| Windham and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.7% NH: 7.2% |
2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
11.9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.1% NH: 72.8% |
93.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
85.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1996Highest 17 yrs newer than NH |
1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 24% below NH |
31 minHighest 15% above NH |
28 min 4% above NH |
| Work from home | 11.2%±6.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
21.9%±4.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
11.8%±4 NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #13 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | — | Windham School District | Warren 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.