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Windsor vs Hampton vs Carmel
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 (23.2% under 18).
Hampton has the most people working from home (21.7%).
Carmel has the shortest commute (25 min average).
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 | Windsor | Hampton | Carmel |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,690Lowest |
16,426Highest |
2,941 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.5±8Lowest 12% above U.S. |
55.8±2.1Highest 43% above U.S. |
46.4±4.5 19% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 23.2%±6.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
11.6%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.6%±4.3 U.S.: 22% |
| Windsor and Carmel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.3%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
30.9%±2.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
16.5%±5 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21% U.S.: 35.7% |
42.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
17.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.1%±1.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.9%±1.3Lowest 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 | $63,178±$5kLowest 22% below U.S. |
$95,233±$9kHighest 18% above U.S. |
$82,188±$22k about the U.S. average |
| Hampton and Carmel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $228,800±$22kLowest 31% below U.S. |
$550,200±$39kHighest 65% above U.S. |
$256,800±$37k 23% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,265±$400Lowest 10% below U.S. |
$1,628±$94Highest 15% above U.S. |
$1,276±$187 10% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,160Lowest 31% below U.S. |
$6,813Highest 118% above U.S. |
$2,662 15% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.2%±31.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
56.8%±10.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
56.4%±38.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Hampton and Carmel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
5.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
13.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
73.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
1978Lowest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1996Highest 16 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 35% above U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
25 minLowest 6% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 6.5%±3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.7%±3.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.5%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #44 of 133 in ME | #31 of 120 in NH | #77 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 12 | Hampton School District · Winnacunnet Cooperative School District | RSU 87/MSAD 23 |
| High school in town | None in town | Winnacunnet High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.1 |
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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.