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Windham vs Peru vs Hebron
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windham has the most kids (27.4% under 18).
Peru has the most renters (21% rent).
Hebron has the most affordable homes ($207k 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 | Peru | Hebron |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,038Highest |
434Lowest |
1,751 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +16.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | -3.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.1±2.9Lowest 6% above U.S. |
45.3±8.6 16% above U.S. |
52.2±4.2Highest 34% above U.S. |
| Hebron and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 27.4%±3.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
8.5%±5.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
15%±3.2 U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 15.5%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.4%±5 U.S.: 17.2% |
23.7%±2.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Hebron and Peru 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
54.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
32%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.8%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.2%±2 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Windham and Hebron 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 135% above U.S. |
$151,875±$83k 88% above U.S. |
$73,205±$4kLowest 9% below U.S. |
| Windham and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $723,300±$50kHighest 117% above U.S. |
$400,000±$105k 20% above U.S. |
$206,800±$26kLowest 38% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $3,218±$350Highest 128% above U.S. |
$1,271±$820 10% below U.S. |
$1,055±$120Lowest 25% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$5,000 60% above U.S. |
$4,183Lowest 34% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.2%±50.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
29%±47.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
38.7%±67.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windham and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2% U.S.: 12.5% |
1.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
17.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
79%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
95.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1996Highest 16 yrs newer than U.S. |
1981Lowest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1981Lowest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 17% above U.S. |
28 minLowest 6% above U.S. |
33 minHighest 26% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 21.9%±4.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.3%±16.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±6.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windham and Peru 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 | — | — |
| School district | Windham School District | — | — |
| High school in town | Windham High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.