What stands out worked out from the figures below

Whitefield has the most affordable homes ($240k median).

Windham has the most people working from home (19%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Whitefield	Windham
People
Population	2,516Lowest	19,188Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4%	+8.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4%
Median age	51.4±4.6Highest 32% above U.S.	41.8±1.8Lowest 7% above U.S.
Kids under 18	14.3%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 22%	19.2%±2.7Highest U.S.: 22%
	Windham and Whitefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	28.6%±5.4Highest U.S.: 17.2%	15.9%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	26.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7%	44.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.9%±3.2Highest U.S.: 6.4%	3.9%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4%
	Whitefield and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$63,125±$12kLowest 22% below U.S.	$107,934±$14kHighest 34% above U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$240,400±$22kLowest 28% below U.S.	$388,900±$22kHighest 17% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,077±$160Lowest 24% below U.S.	$1,232±$332Highest 13% below U.S.
	Windham and Whitefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,394Highest 41% above U.S.	$3,938Lowest 26% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	47.9%±15.6Highest U.S.: 51.1%	32.7%±14.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1%
	Whitefield and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	11%Highest U.S.: 12.5%	3.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	62.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2%	84.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1965Lowest 15 yrs older than U.S.	1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	26 minLowest about the U.S. average	26 minHighest about the U.S. average
Work from home	7.2%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1%	19%±4.1Highest U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#86 of 120 in NH	#95 of 133 in ME
School district	White Mountains Regional School District	RSU 14
High school in town	White Mountains Regional High School	Windham High School
Students per teacherat that high school	7.9Lowest	12.1Highest
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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.