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Windsor vs Deering 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 people working from home (15%).
Deering has the most renters (12.3% rent).
Dummer 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 | Deering | Dummer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 254Lowest |
1,938Highest |
299 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -0.4% NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 40.2±18.8Lowest 7% below NH |
48.8±5.7 13% above NH |
53.6±6.4Highest 24% above NH |
| Dummer and Deering 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% |
17.3%±4.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
19.4%±5.1 NH: 18.2% |
| Windsor and Dummer 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% |
23.9%±1.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
21.4%±4.6 NH: 20.1% |
| Deering and Dummer 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% |
31%Highest NH: 40.6% |
16.9% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±4.2Highest NH: 6% |
1.6%±1.1 NH: 6% |
0%±5.7Lowest NH: 6% |
| Windsor and Deering 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 |
$101,250±$16k about the NH average |
$91,250±$21kLowest 8% below NH |
| Windsor and Deering 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 |
$309,900±$27k 23% below NH |
$242,200±$51kLowest 40% below NH |
| Windsor and Deering are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,306±$116 12% below NH |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,381 49% below NH |
$6,223Highest 7% below NH |
$2,898Lowest 57% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
23.9%±27.6 NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Windsor and Deering 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% |
14.3%Highest NH: 7.2% |
9%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
87.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
94.2% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH |
1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 21% above NH |
40 minHighest 49% above NH |
25 minLowest 6% below NH |
| Work from home | 15%±16.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
10%±2.7 NH: 16.8% |
6.8%±4.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Windsor and Deering are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.