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Windsor vs Gilford vs Deering
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).
Gilford has the most expensive homes ($457k median).
Deering has the most affordable homes ($310k 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 | Gilford | Deering |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 254Lowest |
7,830Highest |
1,938 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +8%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-0.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 40.2±18.8Lowest 7% below NH |
48.2±3.9 11% above NH |
48.8±5.7Highest 13% above NH |
| Deering and Gilford 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% |
20.6%±4.5 NH: 18.2% |
17.3%±4.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Windsor and Gilford 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% |
21.8%±3.2 NH: 20.1% |
23.9%±1.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Deering and Gilford 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% |
45.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
31% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±4.2Highest NH: 6% |
2.3%±1.2 NH: 6% |
1.6%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
| Windsor and Gilford 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 |
$116,635±$11kHighest 18% above NH |
$101,250±$16kLowest about the NH average |
| Gilford 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 |
$456,500±$56kHighest 13% above NH |
$309,900±$27kLowest 23% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,150±$747Lowest 23% below NH |
$1,306±$116Highest 12% below NH |
| Deering and Gilford 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 |
$4,868 27% below NH |
$6,223Highest 7% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
62.2%±8.5 NH: 48.2% |
23.9%±27.6Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Windsor and Gilford 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% |
6.2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
14.3%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
93.1% NH: 72.8% |
87.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 21% above NH |
22 minLowest 18% below NH |
40 minHighest 49% above NH |
| Work from home | 15%±16.5 NH: 16.8% |
16.9%±4.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
10%±2.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Gilford 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 | — | #45 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | — | Gilford School District | — |
| High school in town | — | Gilford High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.5 |
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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.