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Hudson vs Newbury 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
Hudson has the most renters (17.4% rent).
Newbury has the oldest population (median age 53.3).
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 | Hudson | Newbury | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 25,557Highest |
2,027Lowest |
16,038 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.8%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+4.8% NH: +4.6% |
+16.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 45.7±1.9 6% above NH |
53.3±3.6Highest 23% above NH |
41.1±2.9Lowest 5% below NH |
| Kids under 18 | 16.8%±2.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17%±3.2 NH: 18.2% |
27.4%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 20.7%±2.4 NH: 20.1% |
23.6%±3.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
15.5%±2.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Newbury and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.2%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
53% NH: 40.6% |
62.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7%±1.7Highest NH: 6% |
3.8%±2.3Lowest NH: 6% |
3.8%±1.8Lowest NH: 6% |
| Hudson and Newbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $124,213±$6k 25% above NH |
$116,477±$18kLowest 18% above NH |
$189,583±$19kHighest 91% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $438,900±$11kLowest 9% above NH |
$463,400±$36k 15% above NH |
$723,300±$50kHighest 80% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,735±$123Lowest 16% above NH |
— | $3,218±$350Highest 116% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,636 about the NH average |
$5,695Lowest 15% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34.3%±7.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
50%±24.1 NH: 48.2% |
52.2%±50.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Windham and Newbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.4% NH: 7.2% |
2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
87.7% NH: 72.8% |
93.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Lowest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1987 8 yrs newer than NH |
1996Highest 17 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 18% above NH |
33 minHighest 22% above NH |
31 minLowest 15% above NH |
| Work from home | 19.6%±3.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
20.1%±7.3 NH: 16.8% |
21.9%±4.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Windham and Newbury 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 | #63 of 120 in NH | — | #13 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Hudson School District | — | Windham School District |
| High school in town | Alvirne High School | — | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6Lowest |
— | 12.8Highest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.