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Peterborough vs Windham vs Greenfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Peterborough has the most renters (43.7% rent).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.4%).
Greenfield has the most affordable homes ($350k 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 | Peterborough | Windham | Greenfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,408 |
16,038Highest |
1,730Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.1% NH: +4.6% |
+16.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-1.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 52.1±1.9Highest 20% above NH |
41.1±2.9Lowest 5% below NH |
49.9±2.9 15% above NH |
| Peterborough and Greenfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.3%±5.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
27.4%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
18%±3.4 NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 30.6%±5.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
15.5%±2.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
19.9%±4.4 NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 62.2% NH: 40.6% |
62.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
26.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
3.8%±1.8Highest NH: 6% |
2.1%±1.5 NH: 6% |
| Windham and Greenfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $98,401±$8kLowest about the NH average |
$189,583±$19kHighest 91% above NH |
$103,603±$8k 5% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $404,500±$31k about the NH average |
$723,300±$50kHighest 80% above NH |
$350,300±$17kLowest 13% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,395±$209 6% below NH |
$3,218±$350Highest 116% above NH |
$1,135±$79Lowest 24% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,655 30% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$7,264Lowest 9% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29.2%±7.4Lowest NH: 48.2% |
52.2%±50.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
51.8%±21.1 NH: 48.2% |
| Windham and Greenfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
5.2% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 56.3%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
93.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
84.6% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 9 yrs older than NH |
1996Highest 17 yrs newer than NH |
1981 2 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 16% below NH |
31 min 15% above NH |
36 minHighest 35% above NH |
| Work from home | 15.8%±4.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
21.9%±4.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
15.9%±5.5 NH: 16.8% |
| Windham and Greenfield 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 | #59 of 120 in NH | #13 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Contoocook Valley School District | Windham School District | Contoocook Valley School District |
| High school in town | Conval Regional High School | Windham High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.0Lowest |
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.