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Croydon vs Dover vs Windsor

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Croydon has the most homeowners (86.6%).
Dover has the most people working from home (18.6%).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($170k 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.

MeasureCroydonDoverWindsor
People
Population
798Lowest
33,364Highest
2,060
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+4.8%
U.S.: +7.4%
+9.2%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+3.5%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
43±9.1
11% above U.S.
36.9±1.9Lowest
5% below U.S.
44.6±12.3Highest
15% above U.S.
Windsor and Croydon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19%±6.3
U.S.: 22%
16.9%±1.8Lowest
U.S.: 22%
21.1%±8.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
Windsor and Croydon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
27.4%±3.6
U.S.: 17.2%
16.8%±1.8Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
29.2%±8Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Windsor and Croydon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
21.4%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
52%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
40%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4%±3.3
U.S.: 6.4%
6.2%±1.2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.2%±1.4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Dover and Croydon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$98,333±$21kHighest
22% above U.S.
$94,829±$7k
17% above U.S.
$51,197±$4kLowest
37% below U.S.
Croydon and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$317,300±$33k
5% below U.S.
$436,700±$20kHighest
31% above U.S.
$170,300±$22kLowest
49% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$991±$336Lowest
30% below U.S.
$1,607±$100Highest
14% above U.S.
$1,002±$107
29% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,806Lowest
22% above U.S.
$8,249Highest
164% above U.S.
$4,878
56% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
7.1%±75.3Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
48.6%±6.3Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
31.4%±20
U.S.: 51.1%
Dover and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
6.4%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
8.3%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
7.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
86.6%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
52.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
51.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1981Highest
1 yr newer than U.S.
1976
4 yrs older than U.S.
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 minHighest
about the U.S. average
23 min
14% below U.S.
22 minLowest
16% below U.S.
Work from home
5.3%±4.9Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
18.6%±2.5Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
6.6%±4.7
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — #64 of 120 in NH #61 of 70 in VT
School district Croydon School District Dover School District —
High school in town None in town Dover Senior High School —
Students per teacherat that high school —
12.7
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U.S. 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.