Compare towns
Danville vs Hudson 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
Danville has the most homeowners (97.4%).
Hudson has the most renters (17.4% rent).
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 | Danville | Hudson | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,531Lowest |
25,557Highest |
16,038 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+3.8% NH: +4.6% |
+16.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 42±4 3% below NH |
45.7±1.9Highest 6% above NH |
41.1±2.9Lowest 5% below NH |
| Hudson and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±7 NH: 18.2% |
16.8%±2.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
27.4%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Windham and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.1%±4.8 NH: 20.1% |
20.7%±2.4Highest NH: 20.1% |
15.5%±2.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Hudson and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.6% NH: 40.6% |
34.2%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
62.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±1.3Lowest NH: 6% |
7%±1.7Highest NH: 6% |
3.8%±1.8 NH: 6% |
| Hudson and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $115,104±$21kLowest 16% above NH |
$124,213±$6k 25% above NH |
$189,583±$19kHighest 91% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $437,600±$26kLowest 9% above NH |
$438,900±$11k 9% above NH |
$723,300±$50kHighest 80% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,144±$867 44% above NH |
$1,735±$123Lowest 16% above NH |
$3,218±$350Highest 116% above NH |
| Windham and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,504 28% above NH |
$6,636Lowest about the NH average |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 70.2%±61.6Highest NH: 48.2% |
34.3%±7.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
52.2%±50.9 NH: 48.2% |
| Danville and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.6% NH: 7.2% |
2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.4%Highest NH: 72.8% |
82.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
93.9% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1993 14 yrs newer than NH |
1983Lowest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1996Highest 17 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 30% above NH |
31 min 18% above NH |
31 minLowest 15% above NH |
| Work from home | 13.1%±5.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
19.6%±3.6 NH: 16.8% |
21.9%±4.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Windham and Hudson 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 | #40 of 120 in NH | #63 of 120 in NH | #13 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Timberlane Regional School District | Hudson School District | Windham School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Alvirne High School | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.6Lowest |
12.8Highest |
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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.