2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Chesterton, IN vs Windham, NH

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- Household income in Windham, is 95% more than it is in Chesterton and is 59% above the National Average.
- Chesterton unemployment rate is 5.3%.
- Windham unemployment rate is 2.9%.
 Chesterton, INWindham, NHUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock2.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth31.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$46,253  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$167,641$69,021
 Family Median Income$103,516  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Chesterton, INWindham, NHUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock1.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.4%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock1.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.4%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock3.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock6.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock20.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K11.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock36.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Chesterton, INWindham, NHUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock14.1%6.5%
 Community, social services0.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.7%1.2%
 Education, library5.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock2.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock0.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair15.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock4.5%13.1%
Reviews for Chesterton    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Chesterton location next to Lake Michigan tempers the changes that we see. We are use to the cold weather but the lake helps keep the area warmer longer into the winter.  More

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Over 16 years ago

We have a low incidence of crime in our area, very clean downtown, well  More

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Over 17 years ago

Small town, with all its charm and quiet, with lots of space, but within 45 minutes of downtown Chicago, with all the big city cultural  More

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Reviews for Windham    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Small community with 12k or so residents. Quiet, primarily residential town. Commercial developments are mostly in the adjacent town of Salem, NH. Very high quality  More

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