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Windham vs Dummerston vs Fayston
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%).
Dummerston has the most affordable homes ($335k median).
Fayston has the most renters (13% 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 | Dummerston | Fayston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,038Highest |
2,090 |
1,342Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +16.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.1±2.9Lowest 6% above U.S. |
45.6±11.7 17% above U.S. |
46.9±3.5Highest 21% above U.S. |
| Fayston and Dummerston 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% |
21.7%±6 U.S.: 22% |
19.3%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Windham and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.5%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.3%±3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.6%±3.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Dummerston and Fayston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 62.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
58.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
66.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.1%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Windham and Fayston 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. |
$101,696±$21kLowest 26% above U.S. |
$110,250±$28k 37% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $723,300±$50kHighest 117% above U.S. |
$335,300±$22kLowest about the U.S. average |
$502,400±$82k 51% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $3,218±$350Highest 128% above U.S. |
$1,392±$126Lowest about the U.S. average |
$1,654±$274 17% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$4,536Lowest 45% above U.S. |
$6,689 114% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.2%±50.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
44.1%±32.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
6.3%±27.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windham and Dummerston 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% |
4.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
87%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1996Highest 16 yrs newer than U.S. |
1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 17% above U.S. |
21 minLowest 21% below U.S. |
29 min 11% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 21.9%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
25.9%±10.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
26.2%±5.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Fayston and Dummerston 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 | — | — |
| School district | Windham School District | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 |
| 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.