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Windham vs Cornish vs Eliot
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.4%).
Cornish has the most affordable homes ($296k median).
Eliot has the most renters (20.2% 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 | Cornish | Eliot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,038Highest |
1,816Lowest |
7,146 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +16.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.1±2.9Lowest 6% above U.S. |
54±8.3Highest 39% above U.S. |
50.8±5.9 31% above U.S. |
| Cornish and Eliot 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% |
14.4%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
16.3%±3.9 U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 15.5%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
27.3%±4.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
27.8%±6.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Eliot and Cornish 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% |
40.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
43.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.4%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Windham and Eliot 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. |
$91,821±$2kLowest 14% above U.S. |
$101,522±$10k 26% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $723,300±$50kHighest 117% above U.S. |
$296,000±$69kLowest 11% below U.S. |
$498,900±$62k 50% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $3,218±$350Highest 128% above U.S. |
$1,221±$227Lowest 14% below U.S. |
$1,948±$471 38% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$5,796 86% above U.S. |
$4,549Lowest 46% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.2%±50.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
40.5%±38.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
55.1%±20.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Eliot and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
94.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
79.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1996Highest 16 yrs newer than U.S. |
1980 same as U.S. |
1979Lowest 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 17% above U.S. |
24 min 8% below U.S. |
23 minLowest 15% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 21.9%±4.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.4%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windham and Eliot 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 | — | #19 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Windham School District | Cornish School District | RSU 35/MSAD 35 |
| 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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| Old photos in History | 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.