Compare towns
Newmarket vs Windham vs Plaistow
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newmarket has the most renters (47.1% rent).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.4%).
Plaistow has the most affordable homes ($405k 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 | Newmarket | Windham | Plaistow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,463 |
16,038Highest |
7,861Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5% NH: +4.6% |
+16.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+2.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.2±1.9Highest 5% below NH |
41.1±2.9 5% below NH |
40.1±3.7Lowest 7% below NH |
| Newmarket and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±2.7Lowest NH: 18.2% |
27.4%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
19.8%±4.3 NH: 18.2% |
| Windham and Plaistow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.1%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
15.5%±2.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
17.4%±3.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Plaistow and Newmarket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.7% NH: 40.6% |
62.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
34.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9Highest NH: 6% |
3.8%±1.8 NH: 6% |
3.3%±1.4Lowest NH: 6% |
| Newmarket and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,845±$13kLowest about the NH average |
$189,583±$19kHighest 91% above NH |
$108,317±$13k 9% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $455,000±$22k 13% above NH |
$723,300±$50kHighest 80% above NH |
$404,500±$32kLowest about the NH average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,671±$69 12% above NH |
$3,218±$350Highest 116% above NH |
$1,664±$187Lowest 12% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,734 31% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$7,194Lowest 8% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.3%±8.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
52.2%±50.9 NH: 48.2% |
55.3%±16.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Plaistow and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
4.5% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
93.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
78.1% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1996Highest 17 yrs newer than NH |
1978Lowest 1 yr older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 6% above NH |
31 minHighest 15% above NH |
29 min 7% above NH |
| Work from home | 17.3%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
21.9%±4.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
13.6%±4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Windham and Newmarket 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 | #39 of 120 in NH | #13 of 120 in NH | #66 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newmarket School District | Windham School District | Timberlane Regional School District |
| High school in town | Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School | Windham High School | Timberlane Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
12.8Highest |
11.4 |
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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.