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Windham vs Rye vs Auburn
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 the most kids (27.4% under 18).
Rye has the most expensive homes ($1028k median).
Auburn has grown the fastest since 2010 (+20%).
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 | Rye | Auburn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,038Highest |
5,611Lowest |
6,119 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +16.4% NH: +4.6% |
+4.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+20%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.1±2.9Lowest 5% below NH |
55.1±3Highest 27% above NH |
44.3±5.9 about the NH average |
| Kids under 18 | 27.4%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
18.2%±4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
19.3%±4.3 NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 15.5%±2.6 NH: 20.1% |
31.7%±5.3Highest NH: 20.1% |
13.4%±3.2Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 62.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
61.5% NH: 40.6% |
55.3%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.8 NH: 6% |
2.2%±1.3Lowest NH: 6% |
7.2%±4.7Highest NH: 6% |
| Auburn 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 |
$140,655±$39kLowest 42% above NH |
$153,253±$6k 55% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $723,300±$50k 80% above NH |
$1,028,100±$89kHighest 155% above NH |
$600,300±$29kLowest 49% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $3,218±$350Highest 116% above NH |
$1,781±$156Lowest 19% above NH |
$1,893±$822 27% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$7,519Lowest 13% above NH |
$8,092 21% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.2%±50.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
44.3%±16.1 NH: 48.2% |
27.6%±27Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Windham and Rye 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% |
6.9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2.5% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
85.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
93.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1996Highest 17 yrs newer than NH |
1972Lowest 7 yrs older than NH |
1984 5 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 15% above NH |
29 min 8% above NH |
28 minLowest 4% above NH |
| Work from home | 21.9%±4.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
30.9%±7.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
26.5%±6.6 NH: 16.8% |
| Rye and Auburn 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 | #2 of 120 in NH | #44 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Windham School District | Rye School District | Auburn School District |
| High school in town | Windham High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8 |
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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.