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Durham vs Windsor vs Keene
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Durham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.8%).
Windsor has the most kids (19.5% under 18).
Durham is a college town. 70.2% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Durham | Windsor | Keene |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,681 |
3,554Lowest |
22,939Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 20.1±0.2Lowest 48% below U.S. |
44.8±6.5Highest 15% above U.S. |
37.6±2.3 3% below U.S. |
| Windsor and Keene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 6.5%±2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.5%±5.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.1%±1.6 U.S.: 22% |
| Windsor and Keene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 7.5%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
29.7%±6.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.5%±1.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 75.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
39.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 70.2%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
13.8%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $112,070±$25kHighest 39% above U.S. |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below U.S. |
$78,445±$8k about the U.S. average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $498,000±$45kHighest 50% above U.S. |
$207,500±$31kLowest 38% below U.S. |
$252,500±$12k 24% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,302±$211 8% below U.S. |
$1,026±$89Lowest 27% below U.S. |
$1,342±$68Highest 5% below U.S. |
| Keene and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$5,209Lowest 67% above U.S. |
$6,812 118% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.4%±19.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
31.5%±17Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
44.5%±6.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Durham and Keene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 53.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
57.8%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
55.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Highest 7 yrs older than U.S. |
1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
1961 19 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 35% below U.S. |
23 minHighest 14% below U.S. |
17 minLowest 35% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 15.6%±3.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.3%±5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
15.6%±2.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #9 of 120 in NH | #61 of 70 in VT | #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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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.