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Windham vs Hampton Beach vs Townshend
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 most kids (17.5% under 18).
Hampton Beach has the most expensive homes ($509k median).
Townshend has the most affordable homes ($287k median).
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 | Hampton Beach | Townshend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 594Lowest |
2,605Highest |
1,538 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +14.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+4.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.2±7.4Lowest 14% above U.S. |
60.4±2.4Highest 55% above U.S. |
55.6±9.6 43% above U.S. |
| Hampton Beach and Townshend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.5%±7.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
3.1%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
12%±2.6 U.S.: 22% |
| Windham and Townshend 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% |
33.7%±4.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.3%±6.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Hampton Beach 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
34%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
52.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.8%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
0.6%±0.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.4%±0.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Townshend and Windham 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. |
$82,557±$17k about the U.S. average |
$78,750±$29kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Windham and Hampton Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $353,900±$20k 6% above U.S. |
$508,900±$76kHighest 53% above U.S. |
$287,200±$79kLowest 14% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,375±$130Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,074±$80Lowest 24% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,951 91% above U.S. |
$6,115Highest 96% above U.S. |
$5,364Lowest 72% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.2%±94Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
61.7%±20.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
72.5%±23.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Townshend and Hampton Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
62.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
25 min 4% below U.S. |
25 minLowest 5% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 20.5%±5.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
26.9%±6.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
28%±18.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Townshend and Hampton Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | West River Valley Union Education District #72B · West River Valley Union Education District #72A |
| High school in town | — | — | Leland & Gray Union Middle & High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 8.1 |
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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.