Compare towns
Windham vs Ossipee vs Sunapee
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%).
Ossipee has the most affordable homes ($326k median).
Sunapee has the oldest population (median age 56.7).
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 | Ossipee | Sunapee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,038Highest |
4,521 |
3,416Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +16.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+0.6% NH: +4.6% |
-0.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.1±2.9Lowest 5% below NH |
50±4.6 15% above NH |
56.7±1.4Highest 31% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 27.4%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
19.5%±4.5 NH: 18.2% |
9.9%±3.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 15.5%±2.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
26.3%±5.9 NH: 20.1% |
33.3%±7.1Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Sunapee and Ossipee 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% |
24.8%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
50.6% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.8 NH: 6% |
2.9%±1.7Lowest NH: 6% |
4.5%±3.5Highest NH: 6% |
| Sunapee 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 |
$90,521±$22kLowest 9% below NH |
$101,393±$20k about the NH average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $723,300±$50kHighest 80% above NH |
$325,500±$23kLowest 19% below NH |
$393,000±$51k about the NH average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $3,218±$350Highest 116% above NH |
$1,601±$245Lowest 7% above NH |
$1,713±$451 15% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$4,401 34% below NH |
$4,400Lowest 34% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.2%±50.9 NH: 48.2% |
72%±16.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
34.6%±10.5Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Ossipee 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% |
8.1% NH: 7.2% |
12.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
82% NH: 72.8% |
75.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1996Highest 17 yrs newer than NH |
1979 same as NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 15% above NH |
33 minHighest 25% above NH |
33 min 23% above NH |
| Work from home | 21.9%±4.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
5.3%±3.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
9.5%±4.5 NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #13 of 120 in NH | #100 of 120 in NH | #14 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Windham School District | Governor Wentworth Regional School District | Sunapee School District |
| High school in town | Windham High School | None in town | Sunapee Sr. High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
— | 11.9Lowest |
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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.