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Windsor vs Chatham
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 people working from home (15%).
Chatham has the oldest population (median age 48.3).
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 | Chatham |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 254Lowest |
430Highest |
| Median age | 40.2±18.8Lowest 7% below NH |
48.3±8.6Highest 12% above NH |
| Chatham and Windsor 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% |
21.4%±7.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Windsor and Chatham 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% |
26.5%±10Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Chatham 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% |
38.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±4.2Lowest NH: 6% |
5.8%±3.8Highest NH: 6% |
| Chatham and Windsor 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 |
$66,042±$19kLowest 33% below NH |
| Windsor and Chatham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $337,500±$40kLowest 16% below NH |
$362,900±$42kHighest 10% below NH |
| Chatham and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,381Lowest 49% below NH |
$3,690Highest 45% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
33.3%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Windsor and Chatham 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% |
8.1%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
82.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1979Lowest same as NH |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minLowest 21% above NH |
36 minHighest 33% above NH |
| Work from home | 15%±16.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
7.3%±5.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Windsor and Chatham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| On TownTapestry | ||
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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.

