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Moriah vs Panton 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
Moriah has the most affordable homes ($138k median).
Panton has the most people working from home (26.7%).
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.
| Measure | Moriah | Panton | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,483 |
690Lowest |
16,038Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
-4.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+16.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 56.7±3Highest 46% above U.S. |
42.7±3.8 10% above U.S. |
41.1±2.9Lowest 6% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 15.4%±4.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
24.9%±5.3 U.S.: 22% |
27.4%±3.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Windham and Panton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 33.4%±6.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
16.7%±2.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
15.5%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
35.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
62.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.3%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Windham and Panton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,113±$6kLowest 22% below U.S. |
$86,667±$10k 7% above U.S. |
$189,583±$19kHighest 135% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $138,200±$9kLowest 58% below U.S. |
$438,000±$40k 32% above U.S. |
$723,300±$50kHighest 117% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $832±$165Lowest 41% below U.S. |
$1,410±$130 about the U.S. average |
$3,218±$350Highest 128% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,644Lowest 15% below U.S. |
$6,695 115% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.2%±25.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
61%±39Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.2%±50.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Panton and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
83.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
93.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1951Lowest 29 yrs older than U.S. |
1974 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1996Highest 16 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 22% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
31 min 17% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 9.4%±6.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
26.7%±8.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.9%±4.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Panton and Windham 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 | #380 of 484 in NY | — | #13 of 120 in NH |
| School district | MORIAH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | Windham School District |
| High school in town | MORIAH JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.6Lowest |
— | 12.8Highest |
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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.