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Windsor vs Amherst vs Dummer
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor has the most kids (25.2% under 18).
Amherst has the most people working from home (32.4%).
Dummer has the most affordable homes ($242k median).
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 | Amherst | Dummer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 254Lowest |
11,861Highest |
299 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +4.9% NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 40.2±18.8Lowest 7% below NH |
45.9±3.5 6% above NH |
53.6±6.4Highest 24% above NH |
| Dummer and Amherst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 25.2%±14.7Highest NH: 18.2% |
22.4%±3.3 NH: 18.2% |
19.4%±5.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Windsor and Amherst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.7%±8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
20.2%±3 NH: 20.1% |
21.4%±4.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Dummer and Amherst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 12.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
65.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
16.9% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±4.2Highest NH: 6% |
3.7%±1.5 NH: 6% |
0%±5.7Lowest NH: 6% |
| Windsor and Amherst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $103,750±$40k 5% above NH |
$153,196±$10kHighest 55% above NH |
$91,250±$21kLowest 8% below NH |
| Amherst and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $337,500±$40k 16% below NH |
$537,600±$30kHighest 34% above NH |
$242,200±$51kLowest 40% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,462±$256 about the NH average |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,381 49% below NH |
$9,773Highest 47% above NH |
$2,898Lowest 57% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
31.4%±9 NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Windsor and Amherst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
9% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
91.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
94.2% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1978 1 yr older than NH |
1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 21% above NH |
33 minHighest 22% above NH |
25 minLowest 6% below NH |
| Work from home | 15%±16.5 NH: 16.8% |
32.4%±5.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
6.8%±4.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Amherst 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 | — | #20 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | — | Amherst School District · Souhegan Cooperative School District | — |
| High school in town | — | Souhegan Coop High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.4 |
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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.