Compare towns
Windham vs Wilmot vs Lyme
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.4%).
Wilmot has the most affordable homes ($400k median).
Lyme has the shortest commute (21 min average).
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 | Wilmot | Lyme |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,038Highest |
1,487Lowest |
1,710 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +16.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+3.6% NH: +4.6% |
+1.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.1±2.9Lowest 5% below NH |
53±2.4Highest 22% above NH |
48.6±7.8 12% above NH |
| Wilmot and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 27.4%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
17.1%±3.2Lowest NH: 18.2% |
19.5%±3.4 NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 15.5%±2.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
24.3%±4.6 NH: 20.1% |
26.5%±2.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Lyme and Wilmot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 62.7% NH: 40.6% |
58.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
70.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.8Highest NH: 6% |
3%±3.4Lowest NH: 6% |
3.3%±1.9 NH: 6% |
| Windham and Lyme 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 |
$117,759±$15kLowest 19% above NH |
$133,906±$15k 35% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $723,300±$50kHighest 80% above NH |
$399,600±$43kLowest about the NH average |
$645,000±$64k 60% above NH |
| Windham and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $3,218±$350Highest 116% above NH |
$1,125±$289Lowest 25% below NH |
$1,418±$130 5% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$6,651Lowest about the NH average |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.2%±50.9 NH: 48.2% |
41.1%±41.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
52.8%±29.8Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Lyme and Windham 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% |
2.3% NH: 7.2% |
4.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
83.4% NH: 72.8% |
80.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1996Highest 17 yrs newer than NH |
1988 9 yrs newer than NH |
1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 15% above NH |
33 minHighest 22% above NH |
21 minLowest 22% below NH |
| Work from home | 21.9%±4.4 NH: 16.8% |
18.9%±3.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
27.2%±5.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Lyme 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 | — | Lyme 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.