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Corinth vs Topsham vs Windham vs Orange

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Corinth has the most people working from home (23%).
Windham has the most expensive homes ($723k median).
Orange has the shortest commute (28 min average).

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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.

MeasureCorinthTopshamWindhamOrange
People
Population
1,539
999
16,038Highest
957Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+6.4%
U.S.: +7.4%
+2.2%
U.S.: +7.4%
+16.4%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
-2.2%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
48.4±9.6
24% above U.S.
50.1±5.9
29% above U.S.
41.1±2.9Lowest
6% above U.S.
50.3±5.3Highest
29% above U.S.
Orange and Topsham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
16.8%±4.6
U.S.: 22%
18%±3.4
U.S.: 22%
27.4%±3.3Highest
U.S.: 22%
15.6%±4.7Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Age 65+
27.3%±3.5Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
23.2%±4.8
U.S.: 17.2%
15.5%±2.6Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.4%±4
U.S.: 17.2%
Corinth and Topsham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
29.3%
U.S.: 35.7%
28.1%
U.S.: 35.7%
62.7%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
22.1%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.2%±0.9Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.7%±1.3
U.S.: 6.4%
3.8%±1.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.4%±1.9
U.S.: 6.4%
Windham and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$89,167±$29k
10% above U.S.
$72,308±$60k
10% below U.S.
$189,583±$19kHighest
135% above U.S.
$71,302±$13kLowest
12% below U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$213,800±$34kLowest
36% below U.S.
$222,900±$56k
33% below U.S.
$723,300±$50kHighest
117% above U.S.
$222,000±$22k
33% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,267±$510
10% below U.S.
$908±$398Lowest
36% below U.S.
$3,218±$350Highest
128% above U.S.
$1,330±$153
6% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,584
15% above U.S.
$4,006
28% above U.S.
$10,000+Highest
at least 221% above U.S.
$3,545Lowest
14% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
17.9%±29.8
U.S.: 51.1%
91.9%±28.3Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
52.2%±50.9
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±87Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Topsham and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
12.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
18.8%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
7.6%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
88.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
90.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
93.9%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
87.8%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1976Lowest
4 yrs older than U.S.
1981
1 yr newer than U.S.
1996Highest
16 yrs newer than U.S.
1981
1 yr newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
35 minHighest
33% above U.S.
35 min
32% above U.S.
31 min
17% above U.S.
28 minLowest
6% above U.S.
Work from home
23%±10.5Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
14.2%±5.8
U.S.: 15.1%
21.9%±4.4
U.S.: 15.1%
13.5%±4.3Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Corinth and Windham 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 — Waits River Union High District #36 Windham School District Echo Valley Community Union School District #67
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.