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Reading vs Windham vs Plymouth
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Reading has the most people working from home (22.9%).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.4%).
Plymouth has the shortest commute (23 min average).
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 | Reading | Windham | Plymouth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 699 |
16,038Highest |
533Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+16.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 51.1±7.6 31% above U.S. |
41.1±2.9Lowest 6% above U.S. |
52.2±9.6Highest 34% above U.S. |
| Plymouth and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.5%±4.2 U.S.: 22% |
27.4%±3.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
16.7%±6.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 28.2%±3.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
15.5%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
32.6%±10.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Plymouth and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
62.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
54.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.6%±2.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Windham and Plymouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $85,000±$19kLowest 5% above U.S. |
$189,583±$19kHighest 135% above U.S. |
$87,614±$8k 9% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $377,200±$72k 13% above U.S. |
$723,300±$50kHighest 117% above U.S. |
$337,900±$21kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,100±$331Lowest 22% below U.S. |
$3,218±$350Highest 128% above U.S. |
$1,299±$171 8% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,754 84% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$5,585Lowest 79% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 63.3%±31.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.2%±50.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
31.4%±53Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Reading and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
93.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
78%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 11 yrs older than U.S. |
1996Highest 16 yrs newer than U.S. |
1980 same as U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 25% above U.S. |
31 min 17% above U.S. |
23 minLowest 15% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 22.9%±10.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.9%±4.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
16%±5.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Reading 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 | — | #13 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 | 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.