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Windham vs Exeter vs Seabrook
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).
Exeter has the oldest housing (typical home built 1979).
Seabrook has the oldest population (median age 54).
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 | Exeter | Seabrook |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,038 |
16,151Highest |
8,427Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +16.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+12.2% NH: +4.6% |
-3.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.1±2.9Lowest 5% below NH |
45.8±2.3 6% above NH |
54±1.9Highest 25% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 27.4%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
17%±2.7 NH: 18.2% |
14.8%±3.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 15.5%±2.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
24.4%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
31.5%±5Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Seabrook and Exeter 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% |
59.2% NH: 40.6% |
27.5%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.8 NH: 6% |
6.1%±1.8Highest NH: 6% |
2.9%±1.3Lowest NH: 6% |
| Exeter and Windham 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 |
$110,346±$13k 11% above NH |
$84,349±$15kLowest 15% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $723,300±$50kHighest 80% above NH |
$456,600±$21k 13% above NH |
$443,500±$40kLowest 10% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $3,218±$350Highest 116% above NH |
$1,856±$223 24% above NH |
$1,542±$174Lowest 3% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$8,814 32% above NH |
$5,785Lowest 13% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.2%±50.9 NH: 48.2% |
59%±11.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
50.4%±10Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Exeter 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% |
12.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
69.1% NH: 72.8% |
68.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1996Highest 17 yrs newer than NH |
1979Lowest same as NH |
1986 7 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 15% above NH |
25 min 7% below NH |
21 minLowest 22% below NH |
| Work from home | 21.9%±4.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
19.9%±3.7 NH: 16.8% |
10.5%±3.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Windham and Exeter 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 | #22 of 120 in NH | #114 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Windham School District | Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Exeter School District | Seabrook School District |
| High school in town | Windham High School | Exeter High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
12.1Lowest |
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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.