Compare towns
Sullivan vs Swanzey vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sullivan has the most affordable homes ($237k median).
Swanzey has the most renters (28.3% 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 | Sullivan | Swanzey | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 687Lowest |
7,398 |
16,038Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.8%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+0.6% NH: +4.6% |
+16.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 46.6±6.5 8% above NH |
50±3.1Highest 15% above NH |
41.1±2.9Lowest 5% below NH |
| Swanzey and Sullivan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.3%±5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
18%±3.2 NH: 18.2% |
27.4%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 20.5%±3.6 NH: 20.1% |
24.2%±4.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
15.5%±2.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Swanzey and Sullivan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.5%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
30.2% NH: 40.6% |
62.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±2.6Highest NH: 6% |
3.4%±2Lowest NH: 6% |
3.8%±1.8 NH: 6% |
| Sullivan and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $106,667±$20k 8% above NH |
$81,595±$11kLowest 18% below NH |
$189,583±$19kHighest 91% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $236,500±$29kLowest 41% below NH |
$259,200±$15k 36% below NH |
$723,300±$50kHighest 80% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,225±$275Lowest 18% below NH |
$1,508±$303 about the NH average |
$3,218±$350Highest 116% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,099Lowest 24% below NH |
$5,558 17% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40%±84.5Lowest NH: 48.2% |
67.7%±19.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
52.2%±50.9 NH: 48.2% |
| Swanzey and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.1% NH: 7.2% |
7.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.6% NH: 72.8% |
71.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
93.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 same as NH |
1978Lowest 1 yr older than NH |
1996Highest 17 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 20% above NH |
24 minLowest 9% below NH |
31 min 15% above NH |
| Work from home | 4.2%±2.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
9.3%±4 NH: 16.8% |
21.9%±4.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #102 of 120 in NH | #13 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | Monadnock Regional School District | Windham School District |
| High school in town | — | Monadnock Regional High School | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8 |
12.8 |
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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.