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Lyme vs Windham vs Hounsfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lyme has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.2%).
Windham has the most people working from home (17.1%).
Hounsfield has the most renters (35.9% 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 | Lyme | Windham | Hounsfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,066 |
1,432Lowest |
3,257Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+0.3% NY: +4.2% |
-5.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 56.8±6.1Highest 43% above NY |
56.5±5.1 42% above NY |
49.3±6.6Lowest 24% above NY |
| Lyme and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±4.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
11.1%±4.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
15.9%±3.9 NY: 20.5% |
| Lyme and Hounsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 36.2%±4Highest NY: 17.9% |
31.4%±5.2 NY: 17.9% |
22.9%±4.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Lyme and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.9% NY: 40.2% |
43.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
34.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.1 NY: 7% |
6.6%±5Highest NY: 7% |
2.6%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
| 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 | $81,400±$5k 5% below NY |
$76,477±$17kLowest 11% below NY |
$82,981±$9kHighest 3% below NY |
| Hounsfield and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $234,700±$20kLowest 45% below NY |
$315,600±$74kHighest 26% below NY |
$258,100±$37k 39% below NY |
| Windham and Hounsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $838±$190Lowest 48% below NY |
$850±$295 48% below NY |
$1,315±$97Highest 19% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,442 48% below NY |
$3,363Lowest 49% below NY |
$4,428Highest 33% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.7%±52Lowest NY: 52.1% |
68.9%±35.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
52.6%±19.5 NY: 52.1% |
| Windham and Hounsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.3%Highest NY: 14% |
7.4% NY: 14% |
7.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
89% NY: 54.3% |
64.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 15 yrs newer than NY |
1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
1980 21 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 13% below NY |
27 min 18% below NY |
25 minLowest 25% below NY |
| Work from home | 7%±4.1 NY: 14.9% |
17.1%±6.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
4.7%±2.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Windham 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 | — | — | #156 of 484 in NY |
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NY 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.