Compare towns
Hampstead vs Lyndeborough 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
Hampstead has the most renters (17.9% rent).
Lyndeborough has the most affordable homes ($391k median).
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 | Hampstead | Lyndeborough | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,102 |
1,616Lowest |
16,038Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.6% NH: +4.6% |
+1.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+16.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 45.3±6.1 5% above NH |
50±3.2Highest 15% above NH |
41.1±2.9Lowest 5% below NH |
| Lyndeborough and Hampstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.3%±3.7 NH: 18.2% |
14.9%±5.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
27.4%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Windham and Hampstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.8%±4 NH: 20.1% |
22.6%±1.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
15.5%±2.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Lyndeborough and Hampstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.9% NH: 40.6% |
40.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
62.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
3.7%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
3.8%±1.8 NH: 6% |
| Hampstead and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $112,348±$18kLowest 13% above NH |
$116,964±$17k 18% above NH |
$189,583±$19kHighest 91% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $521,100±$45k 29% above NH |
$390,900±$26kLowest about the NH average |
$723,300±$50kHighest 80% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,299±$149Lowest 13% below NH |
$1,482±$457 about the NH average |
$3,218±$350Highest 116% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,634 30% above NH |
$7,133Lowest 7% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±20.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
48.9%±90 NH: 48.2% |
52.2%±50.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Windham and Lyndeborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.7% NH: 7.2% |
2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
92.4% NH: 72.8% |
93.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988 9 yrs newer than NH |
1981Lowest 2 yrs newer than NH |
1996Highest 17 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minLowest 13% above NH |
39 minHighest 46% above NH |
31 min 15% above NH |
| Work from home | 21%±4.7 NH: 16.8% |
16.7%±3.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
21.9%±4.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
| 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 | — | #13 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Hampstead School District | Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative 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.