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Windsor vs Derry vs Roxbury
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).
Derry has the most expensive homes ($432k median).
Roxbury has the shortest commute (21 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 | Derry | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 254Lowest |
34,116Highest |
299 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +3.6% NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 40.2±18.8Lowest 7% below NH |
40.3±1.6 7% below NH |
43.2±17.7Highest about the NH average |
| Roxbury and Derry 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% |
20.7%±2.1 NH: 18.2% |
14.7%±11.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Windsor and Derry 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%±1.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
17.4%±10.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Roxbury 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% |
37.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
30.6% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±4.2Lowest NH: 6% |
6.1%±1.5 NH: 6% |
13.4%±15.8Highest NH: 6% |
| Roxbury and Derry 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 |
$108,944±$7kHighest 10% above NH |
$69,226±$14kLowest 30% below NH |
| Derry 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 |
$432,000±$17kHighest 7% above NH |
$323,100±$219kLowest 20% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,547±$138 4% above NH |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,381Lowest 49% below NH |
$8,103Highest 22% above NH |
$5,787 13% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
51.6%±9 NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Windsor and Derry 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% NH: 7.2% |
3.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
70.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.5% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 21% above NH |
31 min 16% above NH |
21 minLowest 22% below NH |
| Work from home | 15%±16.5 NH: 16.8% |
16%±2.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
0.7%±1.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Derry 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 | — | #60 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | — | Derry Cooperative School District · Pinkerton Academy School District | — |
| High school in town | — | Pinkerton Academy | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.9 |
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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.