Compare towns
Warner vs Wilmot 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
Warner has the most affordable homes ($353k median).
Wilmot has the oldest population (median age 53).
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 | Warner | Wilmot | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,959 |
1,487Lowest |
16,038Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.7% NH: +4.6% |
+3.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+16.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 43.7±4 about the NH average |
53±2.4Highest 22% above NH |
41.1±2.9Lowest 5% below NH |
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±3.3 NH: 18.2% |
17.1%±3.2Lowest NH: 18.2% |
27.4%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±3.5 NH: 20.1% |
24.3%±4.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
15.5%±2.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Wilmot and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
58.7% NH: 40.6% |
62.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
3%±3.4Lowest NH: 6% |
3.8%±1.8 NH: 6% |
| Warner and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,022±$18kLowest 5% below NH |
$117,759±$15k 19% above NH |
$189,583±$19kHighest 91% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $353,100±$22kLowest 12% below NH |
$399,600±$43k about the NH average |
$723,300±$50kHighest 80% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,219±$123 18% below NH |
$1,125±$289Lowest 25% below NH |
$3,218±$350Highest 116% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,650 15% above NH |
$6,651Lowest about the NH average |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.7%±21.3 NH: 48.2% |
41.1%±41.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
52.2%±50.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Windham and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2.3% NH: 7.2% |
2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
83.4% NH: 72.8% |
93.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1988 9 yrs newer than NH |
1996Highest 17 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 19% above NH |
33 minHighest 22% above NH |
31 minLowest 15% above NH |
| Work from home | 16.6%±4.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
18.9%±3.8 NH: 16.8% |
21.9%±4.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Windham and Wilmot 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 | Kearsarge Regional School District | — | 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 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.