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Dunstable vs Windsor Locks vs Nashua
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dunstable has the highest household income ($209k).
Windsor Locks has the most affordable homes ($259k median).
Nashua has the most renters (44.2% rent).
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 | Dunstable | Windsor Locks | Nashua |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,408Lowest |
12,579 |
91,294Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +5.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.5±2.4Highest 7% above U.S. |
41.4±2.6 6% above U.S. |
40±1.3Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Dunstable and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.4%±4.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.6%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.6%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Dunstable and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.2%±2.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
16.9%±1 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Windsor Locks and Nashua are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 62.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
28.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
41.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.1%±2.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.9%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
5%±0.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Dunstable and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $208,512±$23kHighest 158% above U.S. |
$81,205±$13kLowest about the U.S. average |
$96,326±$5k 19% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $674,000±$30kHighest 103% above U.S. |
$258,800±$14kLowest 22% below U.S. |
$403,900±$11k 21% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,325±$637Lowest 6% below U.S. |
$1,394±$187 about the U.S. average |
$1,737±$41Highest 23% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,020Highest 189% above U.S. |
$3,688Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$6,799 118% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60%±77.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
58.2%±16.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
45.8%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Dunstable and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 0.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
77.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
55.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 7 yrs newer than U.S. |
1961Lowest 19 yrs older than U.S. |
1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 30% above U.S. |
22 minLowest 17% below U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 20%±3.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.7%±3.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
17.4%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Dunstable and Windsor Locks 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 | #4 of 282 in MA | #109 of 149 in CT | #67 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Groton-Dunstable | Windsor Locks School District | Nashua School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Windsor Locks High School | Nashua High School South |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.9Lowest |
12.8Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.