Compare towns
Lyme vs Windham vs Greenland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lyme has the most renters (19.5% rent).
Windham has the most kids (27.4% under 18).
Greenland has the most people working from home (32.2%).
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 | Lyme | Windham | Greenland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,710Lowest |
16,038Highest |
4,106 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+16.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+14.6% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 48.6±7.8Highest 12% above NH |
41.1±2.9Lowest 5% below NH |
48.4±7.7 12% above NH |
| Lyme and Greenland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±3.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
27.4%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
19.8%±5.2 NH: 18.2% |
| Windham and Greenland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.5%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
15.5%±2.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
28.9%±5Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Greenland and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 70.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
62.7% NH: 40.6% |
59.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.9 NH: 6% |
3.8%±1.8Highest NH: 6% |
2.3%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
| Windham and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $133,906±$15kLowest 35% above NH |
$189,583±$19kHighest 91% above NH |
$162,837±$11k 64% above NH |
| Windham and Greenland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $645,000±$64kLowest 60% above NH |
$723,300±$50kHighest 80% above NH |
$662,800±$42k 65% above NH |
| Windham and Greenland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,418±$130Lowest 5% below NH |
$3,218±$350Highest 116% above NH |
$2,331±$363 56% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$7,420Lowest 11% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.8%±29.8 NH: 48.2% |
52.2%±50.9Lowest NH: 48.2% |
77.3%±44.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Greenland and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2% NH: 7.2% |
0.5%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
93.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
93.3% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH |
1996Highest 17 yrs newer than NH |
1987 8 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 22% below NH |
31 minHighest 15% above NH |
21 minLowest 23% below NH |
| Work from home | 27.2%±5.4 NH: 16.8% |
21.9%±4.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
32.2%±7.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Greenland and Lyme 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 | — | #13 of 120 in NH | #10 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Lyme School District | Windham School District | Greenland 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.