Compare towns
Middleton vs Windham vs Union
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middleton has the oldest population (median age 43.5).
Windham has the most expensive homes ($723k median).
Union has the most affordable homes ($163k median).
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 | Middleton | Windham | Union |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,595 |
16,038Highest |
131Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+16.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 43.5±5.7Highest about the NH average |
41.1±2.9 5% below NH |
23.6±30.9Lowest 45% below NH |
| Middleton and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±4.2Lowest NH: 18.2% |
27.4%±3.3 NH: 18.2% |
35.9%±42.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Union and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.9%±2Highest NH: 20.1% |
15.5%±2.6 NH: 20.1% |
0%±31.7Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Middleton and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
62.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
48.3% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.9 NH: 6% |
3.8%±1.8Highest NH: 6% |
0%±13Lowest NH: 6% |
| Windham and Middleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,696±$8k about the NH average |
$189,583±$19kHighest 91% above NH |
$75,117±$19kLowest 24% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $312,300±$27k 22% below NH |
$723,300±$50kHighest 80% above NH |
$162,900±$135kLowest 60% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,500±$293Lowest about the NH average |
$3,218±$350Highest 116% above NH |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,504 17% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$1,258Lowest 81% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 83.3%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
52.2%±50.9Lowest NH: 48.2% |
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| Middleton and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8% NH: 7.2% |
2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
10.7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5% NH: 72.8% |
93.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
100%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 2 yrs newer than NH |
1996Highest 17 yrs newer than NH |
1938Lowest 41 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 39 minHighest 45% above NH |
31 minLowest 15% above NH |
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| Work from home | 14.1%±5.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
21.9%±4.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
21.4%±25.5 NH: 16.8% |
| Windham and Union 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 | — |
| School district | Middleton School District | Windham School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Windham High School | — |
| 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.