Compare towns
Stoddard vs Windham vs Newfields vs Springfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Stoddard has the most affordable homes ($330k median).
Windham has the most kids (27.4% under 18).
Newfields has the shortest commute (26 min average).
Springfield has the most renters (9.3% 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 | Stoddard | Windham | Newfields | Springfield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,072Lowest |
16,038Highest |
2,023 |
1,122 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.5% NH: +4.6% |
+16.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.3% NH: +4.6% |
-4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 53±4Highest 22% above NH |
41.1±2.9Lowest 5% below NH |
44.1±1.8 about the NH average |
51.4±8.8 19% above NH |
| Stoddard and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 17.5%±3.4 NH: 18.2% |
27.4%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
18.9%±1.6 NH: 18.2% |
15.1%±8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 24.4%±2.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
15.5%±2.6 NH: 20.1% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
19.8%±1.6 NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
62.7% NH: 40.6% |
68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
36.4% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.7 NH: 6% |
3.8%±1.8 NH: 6% |
7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
0%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
| Newfields and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $94,904±$11kLowest 4% below NH |
$189,583±$19k 91% above NH |
$197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
$100,893±$19k about the NH average |
| Newfields and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $330,300±$20kLowest 18% below NH |
$723,300±$50kHighest 80% above NH |
$646,400±$34k 61% above NH |
$384,100±$50k 5% below NH |
| Windham and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $895±$751Lowest 40% below NH |
$3,218±$350Highest 116% above NH |
$1,875±$323 26% above NH |
$1,096±$217 26% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,316Lowest 35% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$5,946 11% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.6%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
52.2%±50.9 NH: 48.2% |
43.3%±40.8 NH: 48.2% |
25.9%±64.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Stoddard and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
2.4% NH: 7.2% |
3.4% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.3% NH: 72.8% |
93.9% NH: 72.8% |
95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
90.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr older than NH |
1996Highest 17 yrs newer than NH |
1991 12 yrs newer than NH |
1985 6 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 25% above NH |
31 min 15% above NH |
26 minLowest 4% below NH |
34 minHighest 29% above NH |
| Work from home | 9.5%±4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
21.9%±4.4 NH: 16.8% |
25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
16.7%±11.6 NH: 16.8% |
| Newfields 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 | Stoddard School District | Windham School District | Newfields 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.