What stands out worked out from the figures below

Benton has the oldest population (median age 62.1).

Windsor has the most people working from home (15%).

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	Benton	Windsor
People
Population	386Highest	254Lowest
Median age	62.1±1.9Highest 43% above NH	40.2±18.8Lowest 7% below NH
Kids under 18	6.7%±4.2Lowest NH: 18.2%	25.2%±14.7Highest NH: 18.2%
	Windsor and Benton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	37.3%±12.5Highest NH: 20.1%	15.7%±8Lowest NH: 20.1%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	18.2%Highest NH: 40.6%	12.6%Lowest NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	1.8%±1.4Lowest NH: 6%	3.9%±4.2Highest NH: 6%
	Windsor and Benton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$67,895±$4kLowest 31% below NH	$103,750±$40kHighest 5% above NH
	Windsor and Benton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$288,300±$46kLowest 28% below NH	$337,500±$40kHighest 16% below NH
	Windsor and Benton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$2,922Lowest 56% below NH	$3,381Highest 49% below NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	100%±100Highest NH: 48.2%	66.7%±100Lowest NH: 48.2%
	Benton and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	15.9%Highest NH: 7.2%	10.8%Lowest NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	92.1%Lowest NH: 72.8%	96.5%Highest NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year	1980Lowest 1 yr newer than NH	1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	32 minLowest 20% above NH	32 minHighest 21% above NH
Work from home	2.6%±3.4Lowest NH: 16.8%	15%±16.5Highest NH: 16.8%
	Windsor and Benton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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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.