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Windham vs Hague vs Brookline

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 ($95k).
Hague has the oldest population (median age 61.3).
Brookline has the most kids (20% under 18).

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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.

MeasureWindhamHagueBrookline
People
Population
594
703Highest
531Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-9.4%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+1.9%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
44.2±7.4Lowest
14% above U.S.
61.3±11.8Highest
58% above U.S.
45.1±2.7
16% above U.S.
Kids under 18
17.5%±7.9
U.S.: 22%
8%±4.8Lowest
U.S.: 22%
20%±6Highest
U.S.: 22%
Brookline and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
23.2%±8.1
U.S.: 17.2%
36.8%±10.8Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.6%±4.2Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Hague and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
48.1%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
44%
U.S.: 35.7%
41.1%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0.8%±1.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.4%±3.3Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.2%±1.6
U.S.: 6.4%
Hague and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$94,500±$12kHighest
17% above U.S.
$81,845±$12k
about the U.S. average
$80,833±$16kLowest
about the U.S. average
Windham and Hague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$353,900±$20kHighest
6% above U.S.
$325,900±$124k
about the U.S. average
$290,700±$37kLowest
13% below U.S.
Windham and Hague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$714±$144Lowest
49% below U.S.
$1,732±$232Highest
23% above U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,951Highest
91% above U.S.
$3,491Lowest
12% above U.S.
$5,000
60% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
41.2%±94
U.S.: 51.1%
30.2%±50.5Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
47.8%±94.7Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Brookline and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
9.9%
U.S.: 12.5%
12.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
6.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
82.9%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
85.4%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
84.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1982Highest
2 yrs newer than U.S.
1967Lowest
13 yrs older than U.S.
1975
5 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
27 min
about the U.S. average
19 minLowest
29% below U.S.
28 minHighest
8% above U.S.
Work from home
20.5%±5.6
U.S.: 15.1%
13%±9.8Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
20.6%±5.2Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Brookline and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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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.