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Windsor vs Gorham vs Clarksville
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).
Gorham has the most affordable homes ($162k median).
Clarksville has the most people working from home (25.1%).
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 | Gorham | Clarksville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 254Lowest |
2,682Highest |
371 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -5.3% NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 40.2±18.8Lowest 7% below NH |
53.9±3.6Highest 24% above NH |
50.4±6.6 16% above NH |
| Gorham and Clarksville 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% |
12.5%±3.9 NH: 18.2% |
10%±7.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Windsor and Gorham 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% |
31.7%±6.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
23.2%±2.1 NH: 20.1% |
| Gorham and Clarksville 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% |
20.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
14.1% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±4.2 NH: 6% |
6.7%±2.8Highest NH: 6% |
3.2%±3Lowest NH: 6% |
| Gorham 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±$40kHighest 5% above NH |
$61,275±$7kLowest 38% below NH |
$65,385±$24k 34% below NH |
| Windsor and Clarksville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $337,500±$40kHighest 16% below NH |
$161,600±$49kLowest 60% below NH |
$191,700±$84k 52% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $838±$83Lowest 44% below NH |
$1,125±$620Highest 25% below NH |
| Clarksville and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,381 49% below NH |
$4,334Highest 35% below NH |
$2,276Lowest 66% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
41%±20.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
50%±100 NH: 48.2% |
| Windsor and Clarksville 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% |
4.3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
15.9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
71.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
82.7% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
1993Highest 14 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 21% above NH |
23 min 15% below NH |
23 minLowest 15% below NH |
| Work from home | 15%±16.5 NH: 16.8% |
1.7%±1.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
25.1%±9.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Clarksville 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 | — | #57 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | — | Gorham Randolph Shelburne Cooperative School District | — |
| High school in town | — | Gorham High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.0 |
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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.