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Windham vs Cornish vs Stoddard
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).
Cornish has the shortest commute (24 min average).
Stoddard has the most renters (6.7% 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 | Cornish | Stoddard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,038Highest |
1,816 |
1,072Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +16.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-1.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+11.5% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.1±2.9Lowest 5% below NH |
54±8.3Highest 25% above NH |
53±4 22% above NH |
| Cornish and Stoddard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 27.4%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.4%±3.2Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17.5%±3.4 NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 15.5%±2.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
27.3%±4.1Highest NH: 20.1% |
24.4%±2.5 NH: 20.1% |
| Cornish and Stoddard 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% |
40.6% NH: 40.6% |
34.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.8Highest NH: 6% |
1.4%±0.9Lowest NH: 6% |
3.5%±1.7 NH: 6% |
| Windham and Stoddard 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 |
$91,821±$2kLowest 7% below NH |
$94,904±$11k 4% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $723,300±$50kHighest 80% above NH |
$296,000±$69kLowest 26% below NH |
$330,300±$20k 18% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $3,218±$350Highest 116% above NH |
$1,221±$227 18% below NH |
$895±$751Lowest 40% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$5,796 13% below NH |
$4,316Lowest 35% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.2%±50.9 NH: 48.2% |
40.5%±38.1Lowest NH: 48.2% |
52.6%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Stoddard and Windham 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% |
4.7% NH: 7.2% |
4.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.9% NH: 72.8% |
94.1%Highest NH: 72.8% |
93.3%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1996Highest 17 yrs newer than NH |
1980 1 yr newer than NH |
1978Lowest 1 yr older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 15% above NH |
24 minLowest 9% below NH |
34 minHighest 25% above NH |
| Work from home | 21.9%±4.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
12%±4.1 NH: 16.8% |
9.5%±4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #13 of 120 in NH | — | — |
| School district | Windham School District | Cornish School District | Stoddard 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.