Compare towns
Rye vs Windham vs Newmarket
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Rye has the most expensive homes ($1028k median).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.4%).
Newmarket has the most renters (47.1% rent).
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 | Rye | Windham | Newmarket |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,611Lowest |
16,038Highest |
9,463 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+16.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.5% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 55.1±3Highest 27% above NH |
41.1±2.9Lowest 5% below NH |
41.2±1.9 5% below NH |
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±4 NH: 18.2% |
27.4%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
15.6%±2.7Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 31.7%±5.3Highest NH: 20.1% |
15.5%±2.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
16.1%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 61.5% NH: 40.6% |
62.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
49.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.3Lowest NH: 6% |
3.8%±1.8 NH: 6% |
5.6%±1.9Highest 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 | $140,655±$39k 42% above NH |
$189,583±$19kHighest 91% above NH |
$100,845±$13kLowest about the NH average |
| Windham and Rye are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $1,028,100±$89kHighest 155% above NH |
$723,300±$50k 80% above NH |
$455,000±$22kLowest 13% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,781±$156 19% above NH |
$3,218±$350Highest 116% above NH |
$1,671±$69Lowest 12% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,519Lowest 13% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$8,734 31% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.3%±16.1Lowest NH: 48.2% |
52.2%±50.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
46.3%±8.3 NH: 48.2% |
| Windham and Newmarket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
4.6% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.5% NH: 72.8% |
93.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
52.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Lowest 7 yrs older than NH |
1996Highest 17 yrs newer than NH |
1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 8% above NH |
31 minHighest 15% above NH |
28 minLowest 6% above NH |
| Work from home | 30.9%±7.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
21.9%±4.4 NH: 16.8% |
17.3%±3.3Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Rye 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 | #2 of 120 in NH | #13 of 120 in NH | #39 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Rye School District | Windham School District | Newmarket School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Windham High School | Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8Highest |
9.9Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.