What stands out worked out from the figures below

Windham has the most people working from home (20.5%).

Sharon has the most expensive homes ($476k 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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Windham	Sharon
People
Population	594Highest	442Lowest
Median age	44.2±7.4Lowest 14% above U.S.	49.4±11.2Highest 27% above U.S.
	Sharon and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	17.5%±7.9Lowest U.S.: 22%	22.4%±8.6Highest U.S.: 22%
	Sharon and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	23.2%±8.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2%	31.4%±6.8Highest U.S.: 17.2%
	Sharon 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%	41.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0.8%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4%	1.6%±3Highest U.S.: 6.4%
	Sharon 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±$12kLowest 17% above U.S.	$113,125±$19kHighest 40% above U.S.
	Sharon and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$353,900±$20kLowest 6% above U.S.	$475,900±$38kHighest 43% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$1,458±$1k 3% above U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,951Lowest 91% above U.S.	$8,274Highest 165% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	41.2%±94Highest U.S.: 51.1%	28.6%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1%
	Windham and Sharon 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%	6.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	82.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2%	93.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S.	1979Lowest 1 yr older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	27 minLowest about the U.S. average	32 minHighest 21% above U.S.
Work from home	20.5%±5.6Highest U.S.: 15.1%	11.2%±4.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1%
	Windham and Sharon 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.