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Manchester vs Windham vs Hampton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
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What stands out worked out from the figures below
Manchester has the most renters (51.3% rent).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.4%).
Hampton has the oldest population (median age 55.8).
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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 | Manchester | Windham | Hampton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 115,643Highest |
16,038Lowest |
16,426 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5% NH: +4.6% |
+16.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 38±1Lowest 12% below NH |
41.1±2.9 5% below NH |
55.8±2.1Highest 29% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 18%±1 NH: 18.2% |
27.4%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
11.6%±2.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 15.5%±0.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
15.5%±2.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
30.9%±2.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
62.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
42.8% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.4%±0.7Highest NH: 6% |
3.8%±1.8 NH: 6% |
3.1%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,007±$2kLowest 18% below NH |
$189,583±$19kHighest 91% above NH |
$95,233±$9k 4% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $365,600±$7kLowest 9% below NH |
$723,300±$50kHighest 80% above NH |
$550,200±$39k 37% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,564±$37Lowest 5% above NH |
$3,218±$350Highest 116% above NH |
$1,628±$94 9% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,922Lowest 11% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$6,813 about the NH average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50%±3.6Lowest NH: 48.2% |
52.2%±50.9 NH: 48.2% |
56.8%±10.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Hampton and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.2%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
5.6% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 48.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
93.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
73.8% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 13 yrs older than NH |
1996Highest 17 yrs newer than NH |
1978 1 yr older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 10% below NH |
31 minHighest 15% above NH |
26 min 3% below NH |
| Work from home | 14.1%±1.3Lowest NH: 16.8% |
21.9%±4.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
21.7%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
| Windham and Hampton 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 | #115 of 120 in NH | #13 of 120 in NH | #31 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Spark Academy of Advanced Technologies · Manchester School District | Windham School District | Hampton School District · Winnacunnet Cooperative School District |
| High school in town | Manchester Memorial High School | Windham High School | Winnacunnet High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.3Highest |
12.8 |
10.1Lowest |
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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.