Compare towns
Windsor vs Epping vs Chester 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 kids (25.2% under 18).
Epping has the most people working from home (24%).
Chester has the highest household income ($142k).
Dummer has the most affordable homes ($242k median).
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 | Epping | Chester | Dummer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 254Lowest |
7,430Highest |
5,300 |
299 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +11.1%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+9.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 40.2±18.8Lowest 7% below NH |
45.1±3.5 4% above NH |
47.2±3.8 9% above NH |
53.6±6.4Highest 24% above NH |
| Dummer and Chester 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% |
18.7%±4.8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
19.6%±3.7 NH: 18.2% |
19.4%±5.1 NH: 18.2% |
| Windsor and Chester 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% |
22.6%±5.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
17.4%±4 NH: 20.1% |
21.4%±4.6 NH: 20.1% |
| Epping 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% |
37% NH: 40.6% |
41.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
16.9% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±4.2 NH: 6% |
5.1%±3.3Highest NH: 6% |
4.4%±2.1 NH: 6% |
0%±5.7Lowest NH: 6% |
| Epping and Chester 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 |
$104,220±$7k 5% above NH |
$142,212±$19kHighest 44% above NH |
$91,250±$21kLowest 8% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $337,500±$40k 16% below NH |
$436,900±$35k 9% above NH |
$552,300±$42kHighest 37% above NH |
$242,200±$51kLowest 40% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,742±$576 17% above NH |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,381 49% below NH |
$6,936 4% above NH |
$8,464Highest 27% above NH |
$2,898Lowest 57% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±100 NH: 48.2% |
67.8%±25.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
19%±72.7 NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Epping and Windsor 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% |
4.7% NH: 7.2% |
4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
9% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5% NH: 72.8% |
86.3%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
97.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
94.2% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1989 10 yrs newer than NH |
1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 21% above NH |
32 min 21% above NH |
35 minHighest 31% above NH |
25 minLowest 6% below NH |
| Work from home | 15%±16.5 NH: 16.8% |
24%±6.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
16.4%±5.1 NH: 16.8% |
6.8%±4.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Epping and Chester 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 | — | #77 of 120 in NH | #90 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | — | Epping School District | Chester School District | — |
| High school in town | — | Epping High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.3 |
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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.