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Windsor vs Hampton

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Windsor has the most kids (15.8% under 18).
Hampton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.1%).

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.

MeasureWindsorHampton
People
Population
1,065Lowest
16,426Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-7.6%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+5.1%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
44.8±6.4Lowest
15% above U.S.
55.8±2.1Highest
43% above U.S.
Kids under 18
15.8%±5.1Highest
U.S.: 22%
11.6%±2.3Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Windsor and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
18.6%±4.9Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
30.9%±2.8Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
41.5%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
42.8%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.7%±1.7Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.1%±1.1Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Hampton and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$115,563±$10kHighest
43% above U.S.
$95,233±$9kLowest
18% above U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$389,700±$32kLowest
17% above U.S.
$550,200±$39kHighest
65% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,628±$94
15% above U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,867Lowest
24% above U.S.
$6,813Highest
118% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
56.8%±10.4Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Hampton and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
3.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
5.6%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
96.2%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
73.8%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1970Lowest
10 yrs older than U.S.
1978Highest
2 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
37 minHighest
41% above U.S.
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
Work from home
21.2%±5.8Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
21.7%±3.3Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
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
High school in town — Winnacunnet High School
Students per teacherat that high school —
10.1
On TownTapestry
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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.