Compare towns
Stark vs Windham vs Dummer vs Errol
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Stark has the most affordable homes ($198k median).
Windham has the most expensive homes ($723k median).
Errol has the shortest commute (22 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 | Stark | Windham | Dummer | Errol |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 419 |
16,038Highest |
299Lowest |
314 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -14%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+16.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 58.8±3.6 36% above NH |
41.1±2.9Lowest 5% below NH |
53.6±6.4 24% above NH |
63.1±5.2Highest 46% above NH |
| Errol and Stark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 14.1%±6.9 NH: 18.2% |
27.4%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
19.4%±5.1 NH: 18.2% |
12.4%±12.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Windham and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 27.2%±3.6 NH: 20.1% |
15.5%±2.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
21.4%±4.6 NH: 20.1% |
42%±6Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 17.5% NH: 40.6% |
62.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
16.9% NH: 40.6% |
15.3%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±4.7 NH: 6% |
3.8%±1.8Highest NH: 6% |
0%±5.7Lowest NH: 6% |
1.6%±4.4 NH: 6% |
| Windham and Stark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $71,750±$23k 28% below NH |
$189,583±$19kHighest 91% above NH |
$91,250±$21k 8% below NH |
$62,500±$17kLowest 37% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $197,700±$34kLowest 51% below NH |
$723,300±$50kHighest 80% above NH |
$242,200±$51k 40% below NH |
$275,000±$92k 32% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $3,218±$350 116% above NH |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,636Lowest 60% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$2,898 57% below NH |
$2,659 60% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
52.2%±50.9 NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
40%±100 NH: 48.2% |
| Stark and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 8.3% NH: 7.2% |
2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
7.6% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
93.9% NH: 72.8% |
94.2% NH: 72.8% |
96.8%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Lowest 11 yrs older than NH |
1996Highest 17 yrs newer than NH |
1977 2 yrs older than NH |
1976 3 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 27% above NH |
31 min 15% above NH |
25 min 6% below NH |
22 minLowest 18% below NH |
| Work from home | 13.9%±6.7 NH: 16.8% |
21.9%±4.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
6.8%±4.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
9.8%±9.1 NH: 16.8% |
| Windham and Stark 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 | Stark School District | Windham School District | — | Errol School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Windham High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8 |
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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.