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Hampton vs Stoddard 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
Hampton has the most expensive homes ($550k median).
Stoddard has the most affordable homes ($330k median).
Windsor has the most kids (25.2% under 18).
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 | Hampton | Stoddard | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,426Highest |
1,072 |
254Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+11.5%Highest NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 55.8±2.1Highest 29% above NH |
53±4 22% above NH |
40.2±18.8Lowest 7% below NH |
| Hampton and Stoddard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.6%±2.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17.5%±3.4 NH: 18.2% |
25.2%±14.7Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Windsor and Stoddard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.9%±2.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
24.4%±2.5 NH: 20.1% |
15.7%±8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.8%Highest NH: 40.6% |
34.1% NH: 40.6% |
12.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
3.5%±1.7 NH: 6% |
3.9%±4.2Highest NH: 6% |
| Windsor and Stoddard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $95,233±$9k 4% below NH |
$94,904±$11kLowest 4% below NH |
$103,750±$40kHighest 5% above NH |
| Windsor and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $550,200±$39kHighest 37% above NH |
$330,300±$20kLowest 18% below NH |
$337,500±$40k 16% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,628±$94Highest 9% above NH |
$895±$751Lowest 40% below NH |
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| Hampton and Stoddard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,813Highest about the NH average |
$4,316 35% below NH |
$3,381Lowest 49% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.8%±10.4 NH: 48.2% |
52.6%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
66.7%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Windsor and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.6% NH: 7.2% |
4.8%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
10.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
93.3% NH: 72.8% |
96.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr older than NH |
1978Lowest 1 yr older than NH |
1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 3% below NH |
34 minHighest 25% above NH |
32 min 21% above NH |
| Work from home | 21.7%±3.3Highest NH: 16.8% |
9.5%±4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
15%±16.5 NH: 16.8% |
| Hampton 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 | #31 of 120 in NH | — | — |
| School district | Hampton School District · Winnacunnet Cooperative School District | Stoddard School District | — |
| High school in town | Winnacunnet High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.1 |
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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.