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Chatham vs Dummer vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Chatham has the most renters (17.2% rent).
Dummer has the most affordable homes ($242k median).
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.
| Measure | Chatham | Dummer | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 430Highest |
299 |
254Lowest |
| Median age | 48.3±8.6 12% above NH |
53.6±6.4Highest 24% above NH |
40.2±18.8Lowest 7% below NH |
| Dummer and Chatham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.4%±7.4 NH: 18.2% |
19.4%±5.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
25.2%±14.7Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Windsor and Chatham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.5%±10Highest NH: 20.1% |
21.4%±4.6 NH: 20.1% |
15.7%±8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Chatham and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
16.9% NH: 40.6% |
12.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±3.8Highest NH: 6% |
0%±5.7Lowest NH: 6% |
3.9%±4.2 NH: 6% |
| Chatham and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $66,042±$19kLowest 33% below NH |
$91,250±$21k 8% below NH |
$103,750±$40kHighest 5% above NH |
| Windsor and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $362,900±$42kHighest 10% below NH |
$242,200±$51kLowest 40% below NH |
$337,500±$40k 16% below NH |
| Chatham and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,690Highest 45% below NH |
$2,898Lowest 57% below NH |
$3,381 49% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±100 NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
66.7%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Windsor and Chatham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.1%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
9% NH: 7.2% |
10.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
94.2% NH: 72.8% |
96.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 same as NH |
1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH |
1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 33% above NH |
25 minLowest 6% below NH |
32 min 21% above NH |
| Work from home | 7.3%±5.4 NH: 16.8% |
6.8%±4.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
15%±16.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Windsor and Chatham 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.