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Stoddard vs Warner 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
Stoddard has the oldest population (median age 53).
Warner has the most renters (25.4% 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 | Stoddard | Warner | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,072 |
2,959Highest |
254Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.5%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+3.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 53±4Highest 22% above NH |
43.7±4 about the NH average |
40.2±18.8Lowest 7% below NH |
| Kids under 18 | 17.5%±3.4 NH: 18.2% |
17.3%±3.3Lowest 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+ | 24.4%±2.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
20.4%±3.5 NH: 20.1% |
15.7%±8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Stoddard and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.1% NH: 40.6% |
42.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
12.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.7Lowest NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
3.9%±4.2 NH: 6% |
| Warner and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,904±$11k 4% below NH |
$94,022±$18kLowest 5% below NH |
$103,750±$40kHighest 5% above NH |
| Windsor and Stoddard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $330,300±$20kLowest 18% below NH |
$353,100±$22kHighest 12% below NH |
$337,500±$40k 16% below NH |
| Warner and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $895±$751Lowest 40% below NH |
$1,219±$123Highest 18% below NH |
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| Warner and Stoddard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,316 35% below NH |
$7,650Highest 15% above NH |
$3,381Lowest 49% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.6%±100 NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
66.7%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Windsor and Stoddard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.4% NH: 7.2% |
10.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.3% NH: 72.8% |
74.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
96.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr older than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 25% above NH |
32 minLowest 19% above NH |
32 min 21% above NH |
| Work from home | 9.5%±4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
15%±16.5 NH: 16.8% |
| Warner and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Stoddard School District | Kearsarge Regional School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.