Compare towns
Salisbury vs Springfield 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
Salisbury has the most people working from home (23.3%).
Springfield has the most renters (9.3% rent).
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 | Salisbury | Springfield | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,609Highest |
1,122 |
254Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.9%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 51.5±4.5Highest 19% above NH |
51.4±8.8 19% above NH |
40.2±18.8Lowest 7% below NH |
| Salisbury and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.1%±9.6 NH: 18.2% |
15.1%±8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
25.2%±14.7Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Windsor and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.9%±4Highest NH: 20.1% |
19.8%±1.6 NH: 20.1% |
15.7%±8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Salisbury and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
36.4% NH: 40.6% |
12.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.1 NH: 6% |
0%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
3.9%±4.2Highest NH: 6% |
| Windsor and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $111,591±$17kHighest 13% above NH |
$100,893±$19kLowest about the NH average |
$103,750±$40k 5% above NH |
| Salisbury and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $363,400±$47k 10% below NH |
$384,100±$50kHighest 5% below NH |
$337,500±$40kLowest 16% below NH |
| Springfield and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,917±$632Highest 29% above NH |
$1,096±$217Lowest 26% below NH |
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| Salisbury and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,859 12% below NH |
$5,946Highest 11% below NH |
$3,381Lowest 49% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
25.9%±64.8 NH: 48.2% |
66.7%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Windsor and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.1% NH: 7.2% |
3.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
10.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
90.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
96.5% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Lowest 3 yrs newer than NH |
1985Highest 6 yrs newer than NH |
1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minLowest 20% above NH |
34 minHighest 29% above NH |
32 min 21% above NH |
| Work from home | 23.3%±10.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
16.7%±11.6 NH: 16.8% |
15%±16.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Salisbury and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Merrimack Valley 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.