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Grantham vs Weston vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Grantham has the most homeowners (100%).
Weston has the most people working from home (31.2%).
Windham has the youngest population (median age 44.2).
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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.
| Measure | Grantham | Weston | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,465Highest |
685 |
594Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +14%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 50.4±7.5 30% above U.S. |
60.5±7Highest 56% above U.S. |
44.2±7.4Lowest 14% above U.S. |
| Weston and Grantham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±6.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.2%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
17.5%±7.9 U.S.: 22% |
| Grantham and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17%±6.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
44.2%±2.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
23.2%±8.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 59.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
66.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
48.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.2%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Grantham and Weston 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 32% above U.S. |
$115,000±$20kHighest 42% above U.S. |
$94,500±$12kLowest 17% above U.S. |
| Weston and Grantham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $343,100±$39kLowest 3% above U.S. |
$537,700±$77kHighest 62% above U.S. |
$353,900±$20k 6% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,375±$729 about the U.S. average |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,605Highest 144% above U.S. |
$7,076 127% above U.S. |
$5,951Lowest 91% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 33.3%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
41.2%±94Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windham and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 0%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
9.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 100%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
91.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
82.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 7 yrs newer than U.S. |
1969Lowest 11 yrs older than U.S. |
1982 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 15% below U.S. |
24 min 9% below U.S. |
27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 13.8%±6.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
31.2%±7.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
20.5%±5.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Weston 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 | — | — |
| School district | Grantham School District | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.