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Starks vs Union vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Starks has the most affordable homes ($149k median).
Union has the most renters (14.1% rent).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.4%).
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 | Starks | Union | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 556Lowest |
2,663 |
16,038Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+16.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.7±9.4Highest 20% above U.S. |
41.6±5.3 7% above U.S. |
41.1±2.9Lowest 6% above U.S. |
| Starks and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
24.9%±4 U.S.: 22% |
27.4%±3.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Windham and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.3%±2.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
21.4%±3.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.5%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Union and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
34.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
62.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.5%±1.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Windham and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,500±$8kLowest 21% below U.S. |
$80,724±$9k about the U.S. average |
$189,583±$19kHighest 135% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $148,500±$27kLowest 55% below U.S. |
$267,600±$42k 20% below U.S. |
$723,300±$50kHighest 117% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,063±$301Lowest 25% below U.S. |
$1,179±$452 17% below U.S. |
$3,218±$350Highest 128% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,348Lowest 57% below U.S. |
$3,276 5% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.5%±90.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
24.6%±19.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.2%±50.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windham and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90% U.S.: 65.2% |
85.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
93.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988 8 yrs newer than U.S. |
1979Lowest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1996Highest 16 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 23% above U.S. |
29 minLowest 11% above U.S. |
31 min 17% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 3.3%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
15.9%±5.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
21.9%±4.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windham and Union 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 | — | RSU 40/MSAD 40 | 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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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.