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Hampstead vs Haverhill 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
Hampstead has the oldest population (median age 45.3).
Haverhill has the most renters (37.2% rent).
Windham has the highest household income ($190k).
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 | Hampstead | Haverhill | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,102Lowest |
67,698Highest |
16,038 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+11.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
+16.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.3±6.1Highest 16% above U.S. |
39.4±1.1Lowest about the U.S. average |
41.1±2.9 6% above U.S. |
| Hampstead and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.3%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.3%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
27.4%±3.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Windham and Hampstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.8%±4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.5%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.5%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
32.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
62.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.5%±0.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Hampstead and Haverhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $112,348±$18k 39% above U.S. |
$88,326±$4kLowest 9% above U.S. |
$189,583±$19kHighest 135% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $521,100±$45k 57% above U.S. |
$453,900±$9kLowest 36% above U.S. |
$723,300±$50kHighest 117% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,299±$149Lowest 8% below U.S. |
$1,668±$49 18% above U.S. |
$3,218±$350Highest 128% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,634 177% above U.S. |
$4,772Lowest 53% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±20.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
60.2%±5.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.2%±50.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Haverhill and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
11.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
62.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
93.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988 8 yrs newer than U.S. |
1964Lowest 16 yrs older than U.S. |
1996Highest 16 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 14% above U.S. |
27 minLowest 4% above U.S. |
31 minHighest 17% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 21%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
12.5%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.9%±4.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windham and Hampstead 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 | #49 of 120 in NH | #243 of 282 in MA | #13 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Hampstead School District | Haverhill · Whittier Regional Vocational Technical | Windham School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Haverhill High | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5Lowest |
12.8Highest |
| 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.