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Windham vs Newmarket vs Ashland
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%).
Newmarket has the most renters (47.1% rent).
Ashland has the most affordable homes ($227k median).
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 | Newmarket | Ashland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,038Highest |
9,463 |
2,183Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +16.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.5% NH: +4.6% |
-6.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.1±2.9Lowest 5% below NH |
41.2±1.9 5% below NH |
42.3±11.2Highest about the NH average |
| Ashland and Newmarket 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% |
15.6%±2.7Lowest NH: 18.2% |
21.4%±6.4 NH: 18.2% |
| Windham and Ashland 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% |
16.1%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
25.8%±5.3Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 62.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
49.7% NH: 40.6% |
35.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.8 NH: 6% |
5.6%±1.9Highest NH: 6% |
2.7%±1.7Lowest NH: 6% |
| Newmarket 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 |
$100,845±$13k about the NH average |
$54,607±$9kLowest 45% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $723,300±$50kHighest 80% above NH |
$455,000±$22k 13% above NH |
$227,000±$29kLowest 44% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $3,218±$350Highest 116% above NH |
$1,671±$69 12% above NH |
$1,096±$155Lowest 26% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$8,734 31% above NH |
$4,961Lowest 26% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.2%±50.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
46.3%±8.3 NH: 48.2% |
39.1%±14.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Windham and Newmarket 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% |
4.6% NH: 7.2% |
21.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
52.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
64.1% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1996Highest 17 yrs newer than NH |
1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1978Lowest 1 yr older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 15% above NH |
28 min 6% above NH |
26 minLowest 4% below NH |
| Work from home | 21.9%±4.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
17.3%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
9.9%±4.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Windham and Newmarket 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 | #39 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Windham School District | Newmarket School District | Ashland School District |
| High school in town | Windham High School | Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
9.9Lowest |
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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.