Compare towns
Windsor vs Epping vs Derry vs Orange
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%).
Derry has the most renters (29.8% rent).
Orange has the most affordable homes ($303k 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 | Derry | Orange |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 254Lowest |
7,430 |
34,116Highest |
320 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +11.1%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+3.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 40.2±18.8Lowest 7% below NH |
45.1±3.5Highest 4% above NH |
40.3±1.6 7% below NH |
41.3±9.1 5% below NH |
| Epping and Orange 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% |
20.7%±2.1 NH: 18.2% |
20.6%±5.6 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% |
22.6%±5.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
15.2%±1.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
20%±5 NH: 20.1% |
| Epping and Orange 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% |
37.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
37.2% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±4.2Lowest NH: 6% |
5.1%±3.3 NH: 6% |
6.1%±1.5Highest NH: 6% |
4.7%±3.7 NH: 6% |
| Derry and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $103,750±$40kLowest 5% above NH |
$104,220±$7k 5% above NH |
$108,944±$7k 10% above NH |
$118,750±$39kHighest 20% above NH |
| Orange and Derry 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 |
$436,900±$35kHighest 9% above NH |
$432,000±$17k 7% above NH |
$302,600±$35kLowest 25% below NH |
| Epping and Derry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,742±$576Highest 17% above NH |
$1,547±$138Lowest 4% above NH |
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| Epping and Derry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,381Lowest 49% below NH |
$6,936 4% above NH |
$8,103Highest 22% above NH |
$5,132 23% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±100 NH: 48.2% |
67.8%±25.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
51.6%±9 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% |
9.4% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5% NH: 72.8% |
86.3% NH: 72.8% |
70.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
97.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Lowest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1989Highest 10 yrs newer than NH |
1983Lowest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1986 7 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 21% above NH |
32 minHighest 21% above NH |
31 min 16% above NH |
28 minLowest 5% above NH |
| Work from home | 15%±16.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
24%±6.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
16%±2.8 NH: 16.8% |
20.8%±8.9 NH: 16.8% |
| Epping and Orange 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 | #60 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | — | Epping School District | Derry Cooperative School District · Pinkerton Academy School District | — |
| High school in town | — | Epping High School | Pinkerton Academy | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.3Lowest |
13.9Highest |
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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.