Compare towns
Alstead vs Windsor vs Marlow
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Alstead has the most renters (24% rent).
Windsor has the most people working from home (15%).
Marlow has the highest household income ($110k).
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 | Alstead | Windsor | Marlow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,551Highest |
254Lowest |
855 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.8%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
— | +0.9%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 56±3.3Highest 29% above NH |
40.2±18.8Lowest 7% below NH |
52.8±11.7 22% above NH |
| Alstead and Marlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.3%±3.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
25.2%±14.7Highest NH: 18.2% |
20.5%±6.3 NH: 18.2% |
| Windsor and Marlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.8%±4.2 NH: 20.1% |
15.7%±8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
30.5%±5.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Marlow and Alstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.3% NH: 40.6% |
12.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
33.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.6 NH: 6% |
3.9%±4.2Highest NH: 6% |
3.3%±2.2Lowest NH: 6% |
| Windsor and Alstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,526±$11kLowest 35% below NH |
$103,750±$40k 5% above NH |
$110,455±$12kHighest 12% above NH |
| Marlow and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $271,600±$37kLowest 33% below NH |
$337,500±$40kHighest 16% below NH |
$325,400±$49k 19% below NH |
| Windsor and Marlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $1,154±$160 23% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,322 20% below NH |
$3,381Lowest 49% below NH |
$5,826Highest 13% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 72.1%±22.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
66.7%±100 NH: 48.2% |
18.2%±95.1Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Alstead and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
10.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
8.9%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
96.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
92.6% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 6 yrs older than NH |
1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1981 2 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minLowest 19% above NH |
32 min 21% above NH |
35 minHighest 31% above NH |
| Work from home | 12.1%±5.6 NH: 16.8% |
15%±16.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Windsor and Alstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Fall Mountain Regional School District | — | Marlow 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.