Compare towns
Grantham vs Lyme vs Windham vs Springfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Grantham has the most affordable homes ($343k median).
Lyme has the most people working from home (27.2%).
Windham has the highest household income ($190k).
Springfield has the oldest population (median age 51.4).
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 | Grantham | Lyme | Windham | Springfield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 3,465 |
1,710 |
16,038Highest |
1,122Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +14% NH: +4.6% |
+1.7% NH: +4.6% |
+16.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 50.4±7.5 16% above NH |
48.6±7.8 12% above NH |
41.1±2.9Lowest 5% below NH |
51.4±8.8Highest 19% above NH |
| Springfield and Grantham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±6.6 NH: 18.2% |
19.5%±3.4 NH: 18.2% |
27.4%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
15.1%±8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 17%±6.9 NH: 20.1% |
26.5%±2.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
15.5%±2.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
19.8%±1.6 NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 59.6% NH: 40.6% |
70.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
62.7% NH: 40.6% |
36.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±6Highest NH: 6% |
3.3%±1.9 NH: 6% |
3.8%±1.8 NH: 6% |
0%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
| Grantham and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $106,403±$54k 7% above NH |
$133,906±$15k 35% above NH |
$189,583±$19kHighest 91% above NH |
$100,893±$19kLowest about the NH average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $343,100±$39kLowest 15% below NH |
$645,000±$64k 60% above NH |
$723,300±$50kHighest 80% above NH |
$384,100±$50k 5% below NH |
| Windham and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,418±$130 5% below NH |
$3,218±$350Highest 116% above NH |
$1,096±$217Lowest 26% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,605 14% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$5,946Lowest 11% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 52.8%±29.8Highest NH: 48.2% |
52.2%±50.9 NH: 48.2% |
25.9%±64.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Lyme and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 0%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
4.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2% NH: 7.2% |
3.4% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 100%Highest NH: 72.8% |
80.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
93.9% NH: 72.8% |
90.7% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987 8 yrs newer than NH |
1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH |
1996Highest 17 yrs newer than NH |
1985 6 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 16% below NH |
21 minLowest 22% below NH |
31 min 15% above NH |
34 minHighest 29% above NH |
| Work from home | 13.8%±6.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
27.2%±5.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
21.9%±4.4 NH: 16.8% |
16.7%±11.6 NH: 16.8% |
| Lyme 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 | #6 of 120 in NH | — | #13 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Grantham School District | Lyme School District | Windham School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Windham High School | — |
| 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.