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Windham vs Barnstead vs Deerfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windham has the most expensive homes ($723k median).
Barnstead has the most affordable homes ($362k median).
Deerfield has the most renters (8.7% 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 | Windham | Barnstead | Deerfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,038Highest |
4,994 |
4,932Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +16.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+13.4% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.1±2.9Lowest 5% below NH |
42.8±3.1Highest about the NH average |
42.8±4.2Highest about the NH average |
| Kids under 18 | 27.4%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
21%±5 NH: 18.2% |
20.9%±4.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Windham and Barnstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.5%±2.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
20.6%±4.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
17.5%±3.5 NH: 20.1% |
| Barnstead and Deerfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 62.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
30.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
47.3% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.8 NH: 6% |
5.9%±2.9Highest NH: 6% |
3.6%±1.8Lowest NH: 6% |
| Barnstead and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $189,583±$19kHighest 91% above NH |
$111,660±$12kLowest 13% above NH |
$131,563±$10k 33% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $723,300±$50kHighest 80% above NH |
$362,400±$25kLowest 10% below NH |
$421,000±$33k 5% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $3,218±$350Highest 116% above NH |
$1,395±$75Lowest 6% below NH |
$1,593±$318 7% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$6,003Lowest 10% below NH |
$7,369 11% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.2%±50.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
47.6%±50.9 NH: 48.2% |
17.4%±17.6Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Windham and Barnstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
3.4% NH: 7.2% |
6.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
93.6% NH: 72.8% |
91.3%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1996Highest 17 yrs newer than NH |
1985Lowest 6 yrs newer than NH |
1985Lowest 6 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 15% above NH |
31 min 16% above NH |
34 minHighest 28% above NH |
| Work from home | 21.9%±4.4 NH: 16.8% |
13%±4.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
22.4%±6.3Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Deerfield 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 | #111 of 120 in NH | #61 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Windham School District | Barnstead School District | Deerfield School District |
| High school in town | Windham High School | None in town | 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.