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Windsor vs Durham 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).
Durham has the youngest population (median age 20.1).
Roxbury has the oldest population (median age 43.2).
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 | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 254Lowest |
10,681Highest |
299 |
| 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 |
43.2±17.7Highest about the NH average |
| Roxbury 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% |
14.7%±11.5 NH: 18.2% |
| Windsor and Roxbury 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% |
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% |
75.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
30.6% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±4.2Lowest NH: 6% |
70.2%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
13.4%±15.8 NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $103,750±$40k 5% above NH |
$112,070±$25kHighest 13% above NH |
$69,226±$14kLowest 30% 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 |
$323,100±$219kLowest 20% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,302±$211 13% below NH |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,381Lowest 49% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$5,787 13% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
55.4%±19.2 NH: 48.2% |
0%±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% NH: 7.2% |
12.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
53.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.5% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1973 6 yrs older than NH |
1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 21% above NH |
17 minLowest 36% below NH |
21 min 22% below NH |
| Work from home | 15%±16.5 NH: 16.8% |
15.6%±3.3Highest NH: 16.8% |
0.7%±1.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Durham 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 | — | #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.