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Windham vs Webster vs Holbrook
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.4%).
Webster has the most affordable homes ($339k median).
Holbrook has the most renters (16% 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 | Webster | Holbrook |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,038Highest |
2,227Lowest |
11,380 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +16.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.1±2.9Lowest 6% above U.S. |
44.7±7.6Highest 15% above U.S. |
42.8±3.2 10% above U.S. |
| Webster and Holbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 27.4%±3.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
22.6%±8 U.S.: 22% |
21.2%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Windham and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.5%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.4%±1.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.1%±3.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Webster and Holbrook 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
30.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
34.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
3%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±2.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Holbrook 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. |
$107,171±$14kLowest 33% above U.S. |
$115,210±$14k 43% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $723,300±$50kHighest 117% above U.S. |
$338,500±$30kLowest about the U.S. average |
$465,400±$21k 40% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $3,218±$350Highest 128% above U.S. |
$1,396±$622 about the U.S. average |
$1,094±$423Lowest 23% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$6,021Lowest 93% above U.S. |
$6,105 96% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.2%±50.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
53.6%±71Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
47.8%±18.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Webster 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% |
9.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
96%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
84%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1996Highest 16 yrs newer than U.S. |
1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
1957Lowest 23 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 17% above U.S. |
31 minLowest 16% above U.S. |
38 minHighest 44% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 21.9%±4.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.1%±3.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
12.1%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windham and Webster 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 | — | #234 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Windham School District | Merrimack Valley School District | Holbrook |
| High school in town | Windham High School | None in town | Holbrook Middle High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Lowest |
— | 14.3Highest |
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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.