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Windham vs South Eliot vs Dover
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 highest household income ($190k).
South Eliot has the oldest population (median age 55.5).
Dover has the most renters (47.3% rent).
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 | South Eliot | Dover |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,038 |
4,203Lowest |
33,364Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +16.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+4.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.1±2.9 6% above U.S. |
55.5±8Highest 43% above U.S. |
36.9±1.9Lowest 5% below U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 27.4%±3.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.2%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
16.9%±1.8 U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 15.5%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
32.8%±6.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
16.8%±1.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 62.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
49.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
52% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.2%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.2%±1.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Dover 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 135% above U.S. |
$99,299±$9k 23% above U.S. |
$94,829±$7kLowest 17% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $723,300±$50kHighest 117% above U.S. |
$475,600±$52k 43% above U.S. |
$436,700±$20kLowest 31% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $3,218±$350Highest 128% above U.S. |
$2,155±$292 53% above U.S. |
$1,607±$100Lowest 14% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$4,442Lowest 42% above U.S. |
$8,249 164% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.2%±50.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
64.3%±29.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.6%±6.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| South Eliot and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
79.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
52.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1996Highest 16 yrs newer than U.S. |
1973Lowest 7 yrs older than U.S. |
1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 17% above U.S. |
21 minLowest 22% below U.S. |
23 min 14% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 21.9%±4.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.2%±4.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.6%±2.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windham and Dover 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 | — | #64 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Windham School District | — | Dover School District |
| High school in town | Windham High School | — | Dover Senior High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
— | 12.7Lowest |
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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.