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Windsor vs Epping vs Plaistow
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%).
Plaistow has the shortest commute (29 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 | Epping | Plaistow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 254Lowest |
7,430 |
7,861Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +11.1%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+2.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 40.2±18.8 7% below NH |
45.1±3.5Highest 4% above NH |
40.1±3.7Lowest 7% below NH |
| Epping 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% |
18.7%±4.8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
19.8%±4.3 NH: 18.2% |
| Windsor and Plaistow 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%±3.7 NH: 20.1% |
| Epping and Plaistow 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%Highest NH: 40.6% |
34.9% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±4.2 NH: 6% |
5.1%±3.3Highest NH: 6% |
3.3%±1.4Lowest NH: 6% |
| Epping and Windsor 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 |
$108,317±$13kHighest 9% above NH |
| Plaistow and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $337,500±$40kLowest 16% below NH |
$436,900±$35kHighest 9% above NH |
$404,500±$32k about the NH average |
| Epping and Plaistow 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 |
$1,664±$187Lowest 12% above NH |
| Epping and Plaistow 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 |
$7,194Highest 8% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±100 NH: 48.2% |
67.8%±25.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
55.3%±16.9Lowest 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% |
4.5%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
86.3% NH: 72.8% |
78.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1989Highest 10 yrs newer than NH |
1978Lowest 1 yr older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 21% above NH |
32 minHighest 21% above NH |
29 minLowest 7% above NH |
| Work from home | 15%±16.5 NH: 16.8% |
24%±6.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
13.6%±4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Epping 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 | — | #77 of 120 in NH | #66 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | Epping School District | Timberlane Regional School District |
| High school in town | — | Epping High School | Timberlane Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.3Lowest |
11.4Highest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.