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Chester vs Weare 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
Chester has the most expensive homes ($552k median).
Weare has the most people working from home (22.8%).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($338k median).
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 | Chester | Weare | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,300 |
9,170Highest |
254Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+3.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 47.2±3.8Highest 9% above NH |
45.6±4 5% above NH |
40.2±18.8Lowest 7% below NH |
| Chester and Weare are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.6%±3.7Lowest NH: 18.2% |
22.4%±4 NH: 18.2% |
25.2%±14.7Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Windsor and Weare are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±4Highest NH: 20.1% |
13.5%±3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
15.7%±8 NH: 20.1% |
| Chester and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.1% NH: 40.6% |
41.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
12.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±2.1Highest NH: 6% |
4.3%±1.4 NH: 6% |
3.9%±4.2Lowest NH: 6% |
| Chester and Weare are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $142,212±$19kHighest 44% above NH |
$118,271±$17k 19% above NH |
$103,750±$40kLowest 5% above NH |
| Chester and Weare are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $552,300±$42kHighest 37% above NH |
$396,300±$26k about the NH average |
$337,500±$40kLowest 16% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,541±$214 3% above NH |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,464Highest 27% above NH |
$6,272 6% below NH |
$3,381Lowest 49% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 19%±72.7Lowest NH: 48.2% |
62.2%±24.6 NH: 48.2% |
66.7%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Windsor and Weare are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4% NH: 7.2% |
1.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
10.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
93.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
96.5% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1986 7 yrs newer than NH |
1983Lowest 4 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 min 31% above NH |
36 minHighest 34% above NH |
32 minLowest 21% above NH |
| Work from home | 16.4%±5.1 NH: 16.8% |
22.8%±4.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
15%±16.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Weare and Chester 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 | #90 of 120 in NH | #84 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Chester School District | John Stark Regional School District · Weare School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | John Stark Regional High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.4 |
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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.