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Walpole vs Windham vs Whitingham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Walpole has the most renters (30.1% rent).
Windham has the most people working from home (20.5%).
Whitingham has the most affordable homes ($262k median).
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 | Walpole | Windham | Whitingham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,690Highest |
594Lowest |
1,368 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | -1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.5±10.4Highest 20% above U.S. |
44.2±7.4Lowest 14% above U.S. |
46.4±7.1 19% above U.S. |
| Walpole and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±5.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.5%±7.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.8%±4.5 U.S.: 22% |
| Walpole and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.5%±5.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
23.2%±8.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
31.1%±2.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Whitingham and Walpole are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
48.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
32.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±2.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.2%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Walpole and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $82,617±$16k about the U.S. average |
$94,500±$12kHighest 17% above U.S. |
$70,625±$11kLowest 13% below U.S. |
| Windham and Walpole are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $319,800±$48k 4% below U.S. |
$353,900±$20kHighest 6% above U.S. |
$262,300±$30kLowest 21% below U.S. |
| Windham and Walpole are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,165±$150Highest 18% below U.S. |
— | $673±$150Lowest 52% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,078Highest 95% above U.S. |
$5,951 91% above U.S. |
$5,055Lowest 62% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.6%±21.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
41.2%±94Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
62.7%±47.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Whitingham and Walpole are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
9.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
15.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
85.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 13 yrs older than U.S. |
1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1974 6 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 13% below U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
38 minHighest 44% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 7.2%±4.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
20.5%±5.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.7%±5.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #27 of 120 in NH | — | — |
| School district | Fall Mountain Regional School District | — | Twin Valley Unified School District #75 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Twin Valley Middle High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 7.8 |
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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.