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Windham vs Brookline vs Uxbridge
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windham has the most expensive homes ($723k median).
Brookline has the most people working from home (24.7%).
Uxbridge has the most affordable homes ($441k 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 | Windham | Brookline | Uxbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,038Highest |
5,736Lowest |
14,473 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +16.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+13% U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.1±2.9Lowest 6% above U.S. |
41.2±1.5 6% above U.S. |
41.7±2.8Highest 7% above U.S. |
| Uxbridge and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 27.4%±3.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
26.7%±4 U.S.: 22% |
19.5%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Windham and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.5%±2.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
11.4%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.1%±2.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Uxbridge and Windham 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
57.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
38%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.3%±3.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±1.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Brookline and Uxbridge 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 135% above U.S. |
$171,046±$4k 112% above U.S. |
$124,725±$7kLowest 54% above U.S. |
| Windham and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $723,300±$50kHighest 117% above U.S. |
$544,400±$38k 64% above U.S. |
$441,100±$25kLowest 33% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $3,218±$350Highest 128% above U.S. |
$2,500±$1k 77% above U.S. |
$1,555±$265Lowest 10% above U.S. |
| Windham and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$5,836Lowest 87% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.2%±50.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
23.8%±43.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
25.6%±5.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windham and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2% U.S.: 12.5% |
0.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
95.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
79.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1996Highest 16 yrs newer than U.S. |
1993 13 yrs newer than U.S. |
1976Lowest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 17% above U.S. |
33 min 26% above U.S. |
37 minHighest 39% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 21.9%±4.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
24.7%±5.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
15.9%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Brookline 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 | #23 of 120 in NH | #183 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Windham School District | Brookline School District | Uxbridge |
| High school in town | Windham High School | None in town | Uxbridge High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
— | 11.6Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.