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Windsor vs Durham 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 kids (25.2% under 18).
Durham has the youngest population (median age 20.1).
Clarksville has the most people working from home (25.1%).
Durham is a college town. 70.2% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Durham | Clarksville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 254Lowest |
10,681Highest |
371 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +7.8% NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 40.2±18.8 7% below NH |
20.1±0.2Lowest 54% below NH |
50.4±6.6Highest 16% above NH |
| Clarksville 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% |
6.5%±2Lowest NH: 18.2% |
10%±7.1 NH: 18.2% |
| Windsor and Clarksville 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% |
7.5%±1.4Lowest 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% |
75.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
14.1% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±4.2 NH: 6% |
70.2%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
3.2%±3Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $103,750±$40k 5% above NH |
$112,070±$25kHighest 13% above NH |
$65,385±$24kLowest 34% below NH |
| Durham 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 |
$498,000±$45kHighest 24% above NH |
$191,700±$84kLowest 52% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,302±$211Highest 13% below NH |
$1,125±$620Lowest 25% below NH |
| Durham 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 |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$2,276Lowest 66% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
55.4%±19.2 NH: 48.2% |
50%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Windsor and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.8%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
12.4% NH: 7.2% |
15.9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
53.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
82.7% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1973Lowest 6 yrs older than NH |
1993Highest 14 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 21% above NH |
17 minLowest 36% below NH |
23 min 15% below NH |
| Work from home | 15%±16.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
15.6%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
25.1%±9.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Clarksville and Durham 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 | — | #9 of 120 in NH | — |
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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.