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Windsor vs Bennington vs Clarksville
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 expensive homes ($338k median).
Bennington has the most renters (25.7% rent).
Clarksville has the most people working from home (25.1%).
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.
| Measure | Windsor | Bennington | Clarksville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 254Lowest |
1,588Highest |
371 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +1.7% NH: +4.6% |
— |
| Median age | 40.2±18.8Lowest 7% below NH |
42.1±7.8 about the NH average |
50.4±6.6Highest 16% above NH |
| Clarksville and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 25.2%±14.7 NH: 18.2% |
26%±5.2Highest NH: 18.2% |
10%±7.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Bennington and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.7%±8 NH: 20.1% |
15.2%±1.7Lowest NH: 20.1% |
23.2%±2.1Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Clarksville and Windsor 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% |
33.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
14.1% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±4.2Highest NH: 6% |
2.8%±1.3Lowest NH: 6% |
3.2%±3 NH: 6% |
| Windsor and Clarksville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $103,750±$40kHighest 5% above NH |
$83,875±$7k 15% below NH |
$65,385±$24kLowest 34% below NH |
| Windsor and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $337,500±$40kHighest 16% below NH |
$267,300±$15k 34% below NH |
$191,700±$84kLowest 52% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,292±$150Highest 13% below NH |
$1,125±$620Lowest 25% below NH |
| Bennington and Clarksville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,381 49% below NH |
$5,944Highest 11% below NH |
$2,276Lowest 66% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
37.2%±20.6Lowest NH: 48.2% |
50%±100 NH: 48.2% |
| Windsor and Clarksville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.8% NH: 7.2% |
4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
15.9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
74.3%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
82.7% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1978Lowest 1 yr older than NH |
1993Highest 14 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 21% above NH |
37 minHighest 38% above NH |
23 minLowest 15% below NH |
| Work from home | 15%±16.5 NH: 16.8% |
14.7%±4.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
25.1%±9.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Clarksville and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Contoocook Valley School District | — |
| High school 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.