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Windham vs Warner vs Ellsworth
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 expensive homes ($723k median).
Warner has the most renters (25.4% rent).
Ellsworth has the oldest population (median age 61.8).
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 | Warner | Ellsworth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,038Highest |
2,959 |
51Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +16.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+3.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 41.1±2.9Lowest 5% below NH |
43.7±4 about the NH average |
61.8±13.1Highest 43% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 27.4%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
17.3%±3.3 NH: 18.2% |
13.7%±59.8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 15.5%±2.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
20.4%±3.5 NH: 20.1% |
39.2%±46.4Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Ellsworth and Warner 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 NH: 40.6% |
42.4% NH: 40.6% |
25%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.8 NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
0%±33.3Lowest NH: 6% |
| Warner 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 |
$94,022±$18k 5% below NH |
$89,375±$39kLowest 10% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $723,300±$50kHighest 80% above NH |
$353,100±$22k 12% below NH |
$350,000±$170kLowest 13% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $3,218±$350Highest 116% above NH |
$1,219±$123Lowest 18% below NH |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$7,650 15% above NH |
$3,813Lowest 43% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.2%±50.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
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| Windham and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2% NH: 7.2% |
8.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
0%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.9% NH: 72.8% |
74.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
100%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1996Highest 17 yrs newer than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1978 1 yr older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 15% above NH |
32 minHighest 19% above NH |
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| Work from home | 21.9%±4.4 NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
23.1%±26.3Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Ellsworth and Windham 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 | Kearsarge Regional 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.