Compare towns
Portsmouth vs Roxbury vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Portsmouth has the most renters (48.1% rent).
Roxbury has the most affordable homes ($323k median).
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 | Portsmouth | Roxbury | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 22,545Highest |
299Lowest |
16,038 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
— | +16.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 42.9±2 about the NH average |
43.2±17.7Highest about the NH average |
41.1±2.9Lowest 5% below NH |
| Roxbury and Portsmouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14%±1.9Lowest NH: 18.2% |
14.7%±11.5 NH: 18.2% |
27.4%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Windham and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.9%±2.4Highest NH: 20.1% |
17.4%±10.8 NH: 20.1% |
15.5%±2.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Portsmouth and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 64%Highest NH: 40.6% |
30.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
62.7% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.2Lowest NH: 6% |
13.4%±15.8Highest NH: 6% |
3.8%±1.8Lowest NH: 6% |
| Roxbury and Portsmouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $106,219±$7k 7% above NH |
$69,226±$14kLowest 30% below NH |
$189,583±$19kHighest 91% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $688,500±$39k 71% above NH |
$323,100±$219kLowest 20% below NH |
$723,300±$50kHighest 80% above NH |
| Windham and Portsmouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,869±$111Lowest 25% above NH |
— | $3,218±$350Highest 116% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,018 20% above NH |
$5,787Lowest 13% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.4%±7.2 NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
52.2%±50.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Windham and Portsmouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.7% NH: 7.2% |
2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 51.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
93.9% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959Lowest 20 yrs older than NH |
1969 10 yrs older than NH |
1996Highest 17 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 17% below NH |
21 minLowest 22% below NH |
31 minHighest 15% above NH |
| Work from home | 21.9%±4Highest NH: 16.8% |
0.7%±1.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
21.9%±4.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #11 of 120 in NH | — | #13 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Portsmouth School District | — | Windham School District |
| High school in town | Portsmouth High School | — | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4Lowest |
— | 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.