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Holderness vs Windham vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Holderness has the youngest population (median age 39.4).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.4%).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($170k 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 | Holderness | Windham | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,917Lowest |
16,038Highest |
2,060 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+16.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.4±7.4Lowest about the U.S. average |
41.1±2.9 6% above U.S. |
44.6±12.3Highest 15% above U.S. |
| Windsor and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±9.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
27.4%±3.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
21.1%±8.8 U.S.: 22% |
| Windham and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31.4%±4.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.5%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
29.2%±8 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Holderness and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
62.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
40%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.2%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Windham and Holderness are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,863±$45k 34% above U.S. |
$189,583±$19kHighest 135% above U.S. |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $363,100±$60k 9% above U.S. |
$723,300±$50kHighest 117% above U.S. |
$170,300±$22kLowest 49% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,068±$385 46% above U.S. |
$3,218±$350Highest 128% above U.S. |
$1,002±$107Lowest 29% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,923Lowest 26% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$4,878 56% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.5%±21.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.2%±50.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
31.4%±20 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windham and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
93.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
51.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1996Highest 16 yrs newer than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the U.S. average |
31 minHighest 17% above U.S. |
22 minLowest 16% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 9.4%±4.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
21.9%±4.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #13 of 120 in NH | #61 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Holderness School District | Windham School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Windham High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8 |
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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.