Compare towns
Lempster vs Windham vs Acworth
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lempster has the most affordable homes ($242k median).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.4%).
Acworth has the most renters (7.5% rent).
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 | Lempster | Windham | Acworth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 953 |
16,038Highest |
851Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.1% NH: +4.6% |
+16.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-4.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 50.8±7.2Highest 17% above NH |
41.1±2.9Lowest 5% below NH |
47.3±14.5 9% above NH |
| Lempster and Acworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.8%±4.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
27.4%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
25.9%±16.5 NH: 18.2% |
| Windham and Acworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.4%±3.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
15.5%±2.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
24%±9.8 NH: 20.1% |
| Lempster and Acworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.5% NH: 40.6% |
62.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
25.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±2.6Highest NH: 6% |
3.8%±1.8Lowest NH: 6% |
5.1%±4.2 NH: 6% |
| Lempster and Acworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,607±$12k 13% below NH |
$189,583±$19kHighest 91% above NH |
$82,917±$5kLowest 16% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $241,900±$29kLowest 40% below NH |
$723,300±$50kHighest 80% above NH |
$273,000±$34k 32% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $3,218±$350Highest 116% above NH |
$1,352±$291Lowest 9% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,558Lowest 32% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$4,695 30% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
52.2%±50.9 NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Lempster and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.2% NH: 7.2% |
2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
9.3%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 98.2%Highest NH: 72.8% |
93.9% NH: 72.8% |
92.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 2 yrs older than NH |
1996Highest 17 yrs newer than NH |
1963Lowest 16 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 40% above NH |
31 minLowest 15% above NH |
35 min 30% above NH |
| Work from home | 5%±2.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
21.9%±4.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
7.1%±4.5 NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #13 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Lempster School District | Windham School District | Fall Mountain Regional School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Windham High School | None in town |
| 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.