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Windham vs South Hooksett vs Candia
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 people working from home (21.9%).
South Hooksett has the shortest commute (26 min average).
Candia has the oldest population (median age 48.3).
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 Hooksett | Candia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,038Highest |
5,902 |
4,134Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +16.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+8.7% NH: +4.6% |
+2.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.1±2.9 5% below NH |
35.2±3.6Lowest 19% below NH |
48.3±3.8Highest 12% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 27.4%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
16.3%±3.9 NH: 18.2% |
12.8%±3.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 15.5%±2.6 NH: 20.1% |
13.5%±2.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
23.1%±4.4Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 62.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
37.9% NH: 40.6% |
27.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.8Lowest NH: 6% |
14.3%±0.8Highest NH: 6% |
5.7%±2.6 NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $189,583±$19kHighest 91% above NH |
$130,000±$15k 31% above NH |
$119,737±$37kLowest 21% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $723,300±$50kHighest 80% above NH |
$433,200±$40k 8% above NH |
$415,600±$46kLowest 3% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $3,218±$350Highest 116% above NH |
$1,471±$217 about the NH average |
$1,213±$554Lowest 19% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$6,801 about the NH average |
$6,100Lowest 9% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.2%±50.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
36.1%±25 NH: 48.2% |
0%±21.6Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Windham and South Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2% NH: 7.2% |
4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
1.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
82.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
91.7% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1996Highest 17 yrs newer than NH |
1985 6 yrs newer than NH |
1979Lowest same as NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 15% above NH |
26 minLowest about the NH average |
34 minHighest 29% above NH |
| Work from home | 21.9%±4.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
7.1%±2.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
10.8%±4 NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #13 of 120 in NH | — | #41 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Windham School District | — | Candia School District |
| High school in town | Windham High School | — | 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.