Compare towns
Windham vs Newfields vs Portsmouth
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%).
Newfields has the most people working from home (25.5%).
Portsmouth has the most renters (48.1% 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 | Newfields | Portsmouth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,038 |
2,023Lowest |
22,545Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +16.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.7% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.1±2.9Lowest 5% below NH |
44.1±1.8Highest about the NH average |
42.9±2 about the NH average |
| Newfields and Portsmouth 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% |
18.9%±1.6 NH: 18.2% |
14%±1.9Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 15.5%±2.6 NH: 20.1% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
21.9%±2.4Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 62.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
64% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.8Lowest NH: 6% |
7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
3.8%±1.2Lowest NH: 6% |
| Newfields 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±$19k 91% above NH |
$197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
$106,219±$7kLowest 7% above NH |
| Newfields and Windham 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 |
$646,400±$34kLowest 61% above NH |
$688,500±$39k 71% above NH |
| Windham and Portsmouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $3,218±$350Highest 116% above NH |
$1,875±$323 26% above NH |
$1,869±$111Lowest 25% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$8,018Lowest 20% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.2%±50.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
43.3%±40.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
50.4%±7.2 NH: 48.2% |
| Windham and Portsmouth 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% |
2.4% NH: 7.2% |
6.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.9% NH: 72.8% |
95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
51.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1996Highest 17 yrs newer than NH |
1991 12 yrs newer than NH |
1959Lowest 20 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 15% above NH |
26 min 4% below NH |
22 minLowest 17% below NH |
| Work from home | 21.9%±4.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
21.9%±4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Newfields 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 | — | #11 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Windham School District | Newfields School District | Portsmouth School District |
| High school in town | Windham High School | None in town | Portsmouth High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
— | 11.4Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.