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Windsor vs Clarksville vs Hillsborough
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).
Clarksville has the most people working from home (25.1%).
Hillsborough has the oldest housing (typical home built 1974).
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 | Clarksville | Hillsborough |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 254Lowest |
371 |
5,980Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | -1.2% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 40.2±18.8Lowest 7% below NH |
50.4±6.6Highest 16% above NH |
40.9±4.6 6% below NH |
| Clarksville and Hillsborough 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% |
10%±7.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17.4%±4.6 NH: 18.2% |
| Windsor and Hillsborough 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% |
23.2%±2.1Highest NH: 20.1% |
16.4%±3.9 NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 12.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
14.1% NH: 40.6% |
23.9%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±4.2Highest NH: 6% |
3.2%±3 NH: 6% |
2.6%±1.6Lowest 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 |
$65,385±$24kLowest 34% below NH |
$84,495±$12k 15% below NH |
| Windsor and Hillsborough 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 |
$191,700±$84kLowest 52% below NH |
$272,300±$16k 32% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,125±$620Lowest 25% below NH |
$1,198±$390Highest 20% below NH |
| Hillsborough 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 |
$2,276Lowest 66% below NH |
$5,815Highest 13% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
50%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
61.7%±23.1 NH: 48.2% |
| Windsor and Hillsborough 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% |
15.9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
6%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
82.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
92.3% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1993Highest 14 yrs newer than NH |
1974Lowest 5 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 21% above NH |
23 minLowest 15% below NH |
41 minHighest 54% above NH |
| Work from home | 15%±16.5 NH: 16.8% |
25.1%±9.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
14%±5.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Clarksville 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 | — | — | #97 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | — | Hillsboro-Deering Cooperative School District |
| High school in town | — | — | Hillsboro-Deering High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.5 |
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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.