Compare towns
Dummer vs Keene 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
Dummer has the oldest population (median age 53.6).
Keene has the most renters (44.9% rent).
Windsor has the most expensive 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 | Dummer | Keene | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 299 |
22,939Highest |
254Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.5% NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 53.6±6.4Highest 24% above NH |
37.6±2.3Lowest 13% below NH |
40.2±18.8 7% below NH |
| Dummer and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±5.1 NH: 18.2% |
14.1%±1.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
25.2%±14.7Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Windsor and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±4.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
19.5%±1.8 NH: 20.1% |
15.7%±8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Dummer and Keene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.9% NH: 40.6% |
44.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
12.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±5.7Lowest NH: 6% |
13.8%±1.4Highest NH: 6% |
3.9%±4.2 NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,250±$21k 8% below NH |
$78,445±$8kLowest 21% 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 | $242,200±$51kLowest 40% below NH |
$252,500±$12k 37% below NH |
$337,500±$40kHighest 16% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,342±$68 10% below NH |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,898Lowest 57% below NH |
$6,812Highest about the NH average |
$3,381 49% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
44.5%±6.1 NH: 48.2% |
66.7%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Windsor and Keene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
10.1% NH: 7.2% |
10.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.2% NH: 72.8% |
55.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
96.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 2 yrs older than NH |
1961Lowest 18 yrs older than NH |
1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 6% below NH |
17 minLowest 36% below NH |
32 minHighest 21% above NH |
| Work from home | 6.8%±4.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
15.6%±2.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
15%±16.5 NH: 16.8% |
| Keene and Windsor 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 | — | #81 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | — | Keene School District | — |
| High school in town | — | Keene High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.3 |
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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.