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Mount Tabor vs Salisbury vs Windham vs Peru
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 oldest population (median age 57.8).
Salisbury has the shortest commute (19 min average).
Windham has the most expensive homes ($723k median).
Peru has the most renters (21% rent).
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 | Salisbury | Windham | Peru |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 304Lowest |
1,200 |
16,038Highest |
434 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +7.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+16.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 57.8±10.6Highest 49% above U.S. |
50.6±6.5 30% above U.S. |
41.1±2.9Lowest 6% above U.S. |
45.3±8.6 16% above U.S. |
| Mount Tabor and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 10.2%±6.1 U.S.: 22% |
16.6%±3.2 U.S.: 22% |
27.4%±3.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
8.5%±5.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 42.4%±18.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
30.4%±2.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
15.5%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.4%±5 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Mount Tabor and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
34.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
62.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
54.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.6%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.8%±3.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Windham and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | — | $99,688±$21kLowest 23% above U.S. |
$189,583±$19kHighest 135% above U.S. |
$151,875±$83k 88% above U.S. |
| Windham and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $420,500±$76k 26% above U.S. |
$306,900±$51kLowest 8% below U.S. |
$723,300±$50kHighest 117% above U.S. |
$400,000±$105k 20% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,143±$367 52% above U.S. |
$1,443±$984 about the U.S. average |
$3,218±$350Highest 128% above U.S. |
$1,271±$820Lowest 10% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233 68% above U.S. |
$4,842Lowest 55% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$5,000 60% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
31.9%±22.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
52.2%±50.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
29%±47.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windham and Salisbury 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% |
4.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
2% U.S.: 12.5% |
1.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
88.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
93.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
79%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 34 yrs older than U.S. |
1967 13 yrs older than U.S. |
1996Highest 16 yrs newer than U.S. |
1981 1 yr newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 72% above U.S. |
19 minLowest 29% below U.S. |
31 min 17% above U.S. |
28 min 6% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
6%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.9%±4.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.3%±16.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windham and Peru 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 | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | 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.