Compare towns
Windham vs Portsmouth vs Wilmot
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%).
Portsmouth has the most renters (48.1% rent).
Wilmot has the most affordable homes ($400k 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 | Portsmouth | Wilmot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,038 |
22,545Highest |
1,487Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +16.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.7% NH: +4.6% |
+3.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.1±2.9Lowest 5% below NH |
42.9±2 about the NH average |
53±2.4Highest 22% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 27.4%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
14%±1.9Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17.1%±3.2 NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 15.5%±2.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
21.9%±2.4 NH: 20.1% |
24.3%±4.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Wilmot and Portsmouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 62.7% NH: 40.6% |
64%Highest NH: 40.6% |
58.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.8Highest NH: 6% |
3.8%±1.2Highest NH: 6% |
3%±3.4Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $189,583±$19kHighest 91% above NH |
$106,219±$7kLowest 7% above NH |
$117,759±$15k 19% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $723,300±$50kHighest 80% above NH |
$688,500±$39k 71% above NH |
$399,600±$43kLowest about the NH average |
| 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 |
$1,869±$111 25% above NH |
$1,125±$289Lowest 25% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$8,018 20% above NH |
$6,651Lowest about the NH average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.2%±50.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
50.4%±7.2 NH: 48.2% |
41.1%±41.8Lowest 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% |
6.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2.3% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
51.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
83.4% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1996Highest 17 yrs newer than NH |
1959Lowest 20 yrs older than NH |
1988 9 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 15% above NH |
22 minLowest 17% below NH |
33 minHighest 22% above NH |
| Work from home | 21.9%±4.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
21.9%±4Highest NH: 16.8% |
18.9%±3.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #13 of 120 in NH | #11 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Windham School District | Portsmouth School District | — |
| High school in town | Windham High School | Portsmouth High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
11.4Lowest |
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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.