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Durham vs Windsor vs Claremont
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 the most expensive homes ($504k median).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($170k median).
Durham is a college town. 55.1% 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 | Claremont |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,080Highest |
2,060Lowest |
13,078 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
-3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 20.8±0.3Lowest 47% below U.S. |
44.6±12.3Highest 15% above U.S. |
42.6±3.5 10% above U.S. |
| Windsor and Claremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10.3%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.1%±8.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.1%±2.8 U.S.: 22% |
| Windsor and Claremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 11.5%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
29.2%±8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.8%±3.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Windsor and Claremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 75.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
40% U.S.: 35.7% |
21.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 55.1%±3.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.2%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.5%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $124,056±$21kHighest 54% above U.S. |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below U.S. |
$59,096±$8k 27% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $504,300±$41kHighest 52% above U.S. |
$170,300±$22kLowest 49% below U.S. |
$204,600±$17k 39% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,429±$143Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,002±$107Lowest 29% below U.S. |
$1,146±$83 19% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$4,878Lowest 56% above U.S. |
$5,774 85% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.4%±16Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
31.4%±20Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
63.6%±12.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Durham and Claremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
13.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
51.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
57.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1957 23 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 27% below U.S. |
22 min 16% below U.S. |
24 minHighest 8% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 19.4%±3.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
8.6%±2.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #9 of 120 in NH | #61 of 70 in VT | #103 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Oyster River Coop School District | — | Claremont School District |
| High school in town | Oyster River High School | — | Stevens High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.3Lowest |
— | 12.7Highest |
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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.