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Allenstown vs Windsor vs Winchester
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Allenstown has the shortest commute (24 min average).
Windsor has the most people working from home (15%).
Winchester has the most renters (27.3% rent).
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 | Allenstown | Windsor | Winchester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,743Highest |
254Lowest |
4,212 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.9%Highest NH: +4.6% |
— | -4.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 39.4±4.7Lowest 9% below NH |
40.2±18.8 7% below NH |
42.6±4.5Highest about the NH average |
| Winchester and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±4.5 NH: 18.2% |
25.2%±14.7Highest NH: 18.2% |
18.9%±4.7Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Windsor and Allenstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.4%±3.8 NH: 20.1% |
15.7%±8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
17.9%±3.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Winchester and Allenstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.7% NH: 40.6% |
12.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
20.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.7Lowest NH: 6% |
3.9%±4.2Highest NH: 6% |
2.4%±1.8 NH: 6% |
| Windsor and Winchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $72,500±$21k 27% below NH |
$103,750±$40kHighest 5% above NH |
$67,723±$11kLowest 32% below NH |
| Windsor and Allenstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $243,600±$69k 39% below NH |
$337,500±$40kHighest 16% below NH |
$242,900±$20kLowest 40% below NH |
| Windsor and Allenstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,281±$397Highest 14% below NH |
— | $1,209±$143Lowest 19% below NH |
| Allenstown and Winchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,098 39% below NH |
$3,381Lowest 49% below NH |
$5,314Highest 20% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.8%±29.8 NH: 48.2% |
66.7%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
45%±17.7Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Windsor and Allenstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.9% NH: 7.2% |
10.8%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
14.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.9% NH: 72.8% |
96.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
72.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 2 yrs newer than NH |
1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 10% below NH |
32 minHighest 21% above NH |
29 min 7% above NH |
| Work from home | 7.6%±3.7 NH: 16.8% |
15%±16.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
4.3%±2.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Windsor and Allenstown 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 | — | — | #120 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Allenstown School District | — | Winchester School District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.