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Dummer vs Monroe 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 most affordable homes ($242k median).
Monroe has the most renters (11.4% rent).
Windsor has the most people working from home (15%).

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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.

MeasureDummerMonroeWindsor
People
Population
299
786Highest
254Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+9.6%
NH: +4.6%
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Median age
53.6±6.4Highest
24% above NH
51±10.4
18% above NH
40.2±18.8Lowest
7% below NH
Dummer and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.4%±5.1Lowest
NH: 18.2%
20.9%±7.6
NH: 18.2%
25.2%±14.7Highest
NH: 18.2%
Windsor and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
21.4%±4.6
NH: 20.1%
30.3%±8.9Highest
NH: 20.1%
15.7%±8Lowest
NH: 20.1%
Monroe and Dummer 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%
25.4%Highest
NH: 40.6%
12.6%Lowest
NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0%±5.7Lowest
NH: 6%
1.1%±1.8
NH: 6%
3.9%±4.2Highest
NH: 6%
Windsor and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$91,250±$21k
8% below NH
$88,150±$7kLowest
11% 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
$312,700±$58k
22% below NH
$337,500±$40kHighest
16% below NH
Windsor and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,104±$218
26% below NH
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,898
57% below NH
$2,661Lowest
60% below NH
$3,381Highest
49% below NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
NH: 48.2%
48%±39
NH: 48.2%
66.7%±100Highest
NH: 48.2%
Windsor and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
9%
NH: 7.2%
5.2%Lowest
NH: 7.2%
10.8%Highest
NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
94.2%
NH: 72.8%
88.6%Lowest
NH: 72.8%
96.5%Highest
NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977Lowest
2 yrs older than NH
1977Lowest
2 yrs older than NH
1983Highest
4 yrs newer than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
25 minLowest
6% below NH
27 min
about the NH average
32 minHighest
21% above NH
Work from home
6.8%±4.4
NH: 16.8%
3.2%±2.2Lowest
NH: 16.8%
15%±16.5Highest
NH: 16.8%
Windsor and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — Monroe School District —
High school in town — None in town —
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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.