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Windham vs Lee vs Suncook
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.4%).
Lee has the most people working from home (27.6%).
Suncook has the most renters (40.5% 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 | Lee | Suncook |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,038Highest |
4,576Lowest |
5,432 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +16.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+4.4% NH: +4.6% |
+2.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.1±2.9 5% below NH |
42.9±1.9Highest about the NH average |
37.9±8.1Lowest 12% below NH |
| Lee 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% |
21.9%±5.6 NH: 18.2% |
19.8%±4.9Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Windham and Lee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.5%±2.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
22.6%±6.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
16.5%±3.3 NH: 20.1% |
| Lee and Suncook 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% |
50.6% NH: 40.6% |
31.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.8 NH: 6% |
5.4%±2.6Highest NH: 6% |
2.5%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
| Lee 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 |
$131,579±$54k 33% above NH |
$79,836±$25kLowest 19% below NH |
| Windham and Lee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $723,300±$50kHighest 80% above NH |
$480,600±$61k 19% above NH |
$361,100±$22kLowest 10% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $3,218±$350Highest 116% above NH |
— | $1,091±$317Lowest 27% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$9,661 45% above NH |
$6,975Lowest 5% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.2%±50.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
38.3%±53.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
48.2%±21.7 NH: 48.2% |
| Windham and Suncook 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% |
2.6% NH: 7.2% |
12.9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.9% NH: 72.8% |
95.8%Highest NH: 72.8% |
59.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1996Highest 17 yrs newer than NH |
1987 8 yrs newer than NH |
1951Lowest 28 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 15% above NH |
28 min about the NH average |
25 minLowest 8% below NH |
| Work from home | 21.9%±4.4 NH: 16.8% |
27.6%±8.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
15.5%±6.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Lee and Windham 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 | #3 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Windham School District | Oyster River Coop School District | — |
| High school in town | Windham High School | 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.