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Windham vs Derry vs Grantham
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 highest household income ($190k).
Derry has the most renters (29.8% rent).
Grantham has the shortest commute (23 min average).
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 | Derry | Grantham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,038 |
34,116Highest |
3,465Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +16.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+3.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+14% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.1±2.9 5% below NH |
40.3±1.6Lowest 7% below NH |
50.4±7.5Highest 16% above NH |
| Grantham and Windham 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% |
20.7%±2.1 NH: 18.2% |
19.1%±6.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 15.5%±2.6 NH: 20.1% |
15.2%±1.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
17%±6.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Grantham 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 NH: 40.6% |
37.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
59.6% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.8Lowest NH: 6% |
6.1%±1.5Highest NH: 6% |
4.8%±6 NH: 6% |
| Derry and Grantham 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 |
$108,944±$7k 10% above NH |
$106,403±$54kLowest 7% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $723,300±$50kHighest 80% above NH |
$432,000±$17k 7% above NH |
$343,100±$39kLowest 15% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $3,218±$350Highest 116% above NH |
$1,547±$138Lowest 4% above NH |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$8,103 22% above NH |
$7,605Lowest 14% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.2%±50.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
51.6%±9Lowest NH: 48.2% |
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| Windham and Derry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2% NH: 7.2% |
4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
0%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.9% NH: 72.8% |
70.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
100%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1996Highest 17 yrs newer than NH |
1983Lowest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1987 8 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 15% above NH |
31 minHighest 16% above NH |
23 minLowest 16% below NH |
| Work from home | 21.9%±4.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
16%±2.8 NH: 16.8% |
13.8%±6.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Windham and Derry 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 | #60 of 120 in NH | #6 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Windham School District | Derry Cooperative School District · Pinkerton Academy School District | Grantham School District |
| High school in town | Windham High School | Pinkerton Academy | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Lowest |
13.9Highest |
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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.