Compare towns
Deerfield vs Newmarket 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
Deerfield has the most affordable homes ($421k median).
Newmarket has the most renters (47.1% rent).
Windham has the most expensive homes ($723k 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 | Deerfield | Newmarket | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,932Lowest |
9,463 |
16,038Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +13.4% NH: +4.6% |
+5.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+16.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 42.8±4.2Highest about the NH average |
41.2±1.9 5% below NH |
41.1±2.9Lowest 5% below NH |
| Deerfield and Newmarket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±4.1 NH: 18.2% |
15.6%±2.7Lowest NH: 18.2% |
27.4%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Windham and Deerfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.5%±3.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
16.1%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
15.5%±2.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Deerfield and Newmarket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.3%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
49.7% NH: 40.6% |
62.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.8Lowest NH: 6% |
5.6%±1.9Highest NH: 6% |
3.8%±1.8 NH: 6% |
| Newmarket and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $131,563±$10k 33% above NH |
$100,845±$13kLowest about the NH average |
$189,583±$19kHighest 91% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $421,000±$33kLowest 5% above NH |
$455,000±$22k 13% above NH |
$723,300±$50kHighest 80% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,593±$318Lowest 7% above NH |
$1,671±$69 12% above NH |
$3,218±$350Highest 116% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,369Lowest 11% above NH |
$8,734 31% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 17.4%±17.6Lowest NH: 48.2% |
46.3%±8.3 NH: 48.2% |
52.2%±50.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Windham and Newmarket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.6% NH: 7.2% |
2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.3% NH: 72.8% |
52.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
93.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 6 yrs newer than NH |
1983Lowest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1996Highest 17 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 28% above NH |
28 minLowest 6% above NH |
31 min 15% above NH |
| Work from home | 22.4%±6.3Highest NH: 16.8% |
17.3%±3.3Lowest NH: 16.8% |
21.9%±4.4 NH: 16.8% |
| Deerfield 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 | #61 of 120 in NH | #39 of 120 in NH | #13 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Deerfield School District | Newmarket School District | Windham School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.9Lowest |
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.