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Pelham vs Windham vs Webster
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Pelham has the most renters (13.3% rent).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.4%).
Webster has the most affordable homes ($339k 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 | Pelham | Windham | Webster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 14,449 |
16,038Highest |
2,227Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.3% NH: +4.6% |
+16.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+2.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.5±2.7 4% below NH |
41.1±2.9Lowest 5% below NH |
44.7±7.6Highest 3% above NH |
| Webster and Pelham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22%±2.7Lowest NH: 18.2% |
27.4%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
22.6%±8 NH: 18.2% |
| Windham and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.5%±1.8 NH: 20.1% |
15.5%±2.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
19.4%±1.3Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Webster and Pelham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40% NH: 40.6% |
62.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
30.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.3Highest NH: 6% |
3.8%±1.8 NH: 6% |
3%±1.4Lowest NH: 6% |
| Pelham and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $135,956±$19k 37% above NH |
$189,583±$19kHighest 91% above NH |
$107,171±$14kLowest 8% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $552,600±$27k 37% above NH |
$723,300±$50kHighest 80% above NH |
$338,500±$30kLowest 16% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,425±$88 4% below NH |
$3,218±$350Highest 116% above NH |
$1,396±$622Lowest 6% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,634 30% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$6,021Lowest 10% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67.3%±12.5Highest NH: 48.2% |
52.2%±50.9Lowest NH: 48.2% |
53.6%±71 NH: 48.2% |
| Pelham and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.7% NH: 7.2% |
2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
9.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
93.9% NH: 72.8% |
96%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987 8 yrs newer than NH |
1996Highest 17 yrs newer than NH |
1979Lowest same as NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minLowest 10% above NH |
31 minHighest 15% above NH |
31 min 14% above NH |
| Work from home | 22.8%±3.3Highest NH: 16.8% |
21.9%±4.4 NH: 16.8% |
17.1%±3.9Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Pelham 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 | #48 of 120 in NH | #13 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Pelham School District | Windham School District | Merrimack Valley School District |
| High school in town | Pelham High School | Windham High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.4Lowest |
12.8Highest |
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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.