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Mount Tabor vs Newfields 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
Mount Tabor has the most affordable homes ($421k median).
Newfields has the shortest commute (26 min average).
Windham has the most kids (27.4% under 18).
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 | Mount Tabor | Newfields | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 304Lowest |
2,023 |
16,038Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +5.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+16.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 57.8±10.6Highest 49% above U.S. |
44.1±1.8 13% above U.S. |
41.1±2.9Lowest 6% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 10.2%±6.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.9%±1.6 U.S.: 22% |
27.4%±3.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 42.4%±18.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.5%±2.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
68.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
62.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
7.5%±7.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Newfields and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $197,885±$15kHighest 145% above U.S. |
$189,583±$19kLowest 135% above U.S. |
| Newfields and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $420,500±$76kLowest 26% above U.S. |
$646,400±$34k 94% above U.S. |
$723,300±$50kHighest 117% above U.S. |
| Windham and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,143±$367 52% above U.S. |
$1,875±$323Lowest 33% above U.S. |
$3,218±$350Highest 128% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233Lowest 68% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
43.3%±40.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
52.2%±50.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windham and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
95.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
93.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 34 yrs older than U.S. |
1991 11 yrs newer than U.S. |
1996Highest 16 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 72% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
31 min 17% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
25.5%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.9%±4.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Newfields 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 | — | — | #13 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | Newfields 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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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.