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Union vs Windsor vs Roxbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Union has the most affordable homes ($163k median).
Windsor has the highest household income ($104k).
Roxbury has the oldest population (median age 43.2).
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 | Union | Windsor | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 131Lowest |
254 |
299Highest |
| Median age | 23.6±30.9Lowest 45% below NH |
40.2±18.8 7% below NH |
43.2±17.7Highest about the NH average |
| Roxbury and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 35.9%±42.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
25.2%±14.7 NH: 18.2% |
14.7%±11.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Union and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 0%±31.7Lowest NH: 20.1% |
15.7%±8 NH: 20.1% |
17.4%±10.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Roxbury and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
12.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
30.6% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±13Lowest NH: 6% |
3.9%±4.2 NH: 6% |
13.4%±15.8Highest NH: 6% |
| Roxbury and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $75,117±$19k 24% below NH |
$103,750±$40kHighest 5% above NH |
$69,226±$14kLowest 30% below NH |
| Windsor and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $162,900±$135kLowest 60% below NH |
$337,500±$40kHighest 16% below NH |
$323,100±$219k 20% below NH |
| Windsor and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,258Lowest 81% below NH |
$3,381 49% below NH |
$5,787Highest 13% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 66.7%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Windsor and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.7% NH: 7.2% |
10.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 100%Highest NH: 72.8% |
96.5% NH: 72.8% |
95.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 41 yrs older than NH |
1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1969 10 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | — | 32 minHighest 21% above NH |
21 minLowest 22% below NH |
| Work from home | 21.4%±25.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
15%±16.5 NH: 16.8% |
0.7%±1.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Union and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.