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Moretown vs Rupert vs Windham

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Moretown has the most renters (15.1% rent).
Rupert has the oldest population (median age 57.8).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.4%).

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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.

MeasureMoretownRupertWindham
People
Population
1,532
676Lowest
16,038Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+5.7%
U.S.: +7.4%
-2.2%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+16.4%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
46.8±3.8
20% above U.S.
57.8±9.7Highest
49% above U.S.
41.1±2.9Lowest
6% above U.S.
Rupert and Moretown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
17.3%±3.6
U.S.: 22%
13.9%±3.7Lowest
U.S.: 22%
27.4%±3.3Highest
U.S.: 22%
Age 65+
18%±2.4
U.S.: 17.2%
42.3%±8.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
15.5%±2.6Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
58.1%
U.S.: 35.7%
30.6%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
62.7%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.3%±1.4
U.S.: 6.4%
2.1%±2.5Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.8%±1.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Windham and Moretown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$104,423±$7k
29% above U.S.
$88,229±$36kLowest
9% above U.S.
$189,583±$19kHighest
135% above U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$380,800±$36k
14% above U.S.
$362,500±$63kLowest
9% above U.S.
$723,300±$50kHighest
117% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$838±$462Lowest
41% below U.S.
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$3,218±$350Highest
128% above U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,506
77% above U.S.
$4,594Lowest
47% above U.S.
$10,000+Highest
at least 221% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
16.1%±14.3Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
20%±100
U.S.: 51.1%
52.2%±50.9Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Windham and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
3.1%
U.S.: 12.5%
6%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
84.9%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
93.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
93.9%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1982
2 yrs newer than U.S.
1955Lowest
25 yrs older than U.S.
1996Highest
16 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
25 minLowest
5% below U.S.
27 min
about the U.S. average
31 minHighest
17% above U.S.
Work from home
21.4%±6.4
U.S.: 15.1%
18.6%±9.2Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
21.9%±4.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Windham and Moretown 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 Harwood Unified Union School District #60 — 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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U.S. 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.