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Windsor vs Grafton vs Groton
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 expensive homes ($338k median).
Grafton has the most people working from home (19.9%).
Groton has the oldest population (median age 51.1).
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 | Grafton | Groton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 254Lowest |
1,354Highest |
507 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +3.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 40.2±18.8Lowest 7% below NH |
43.1±10.6 about the NH average |
51.1±16.2Highest 18% above NH |
| Groton and Grafton 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% |
21%±4.9 NH: 18.2% |
15.4%±4.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Windsor and Grafton 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%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
29.4%±4.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 12.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
24.7% NH: 40.6% |
29.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±4.2 NH: 6% |
4.5%±2.8Highest NH: 6% |
2%±2Lowest NH: 6% |
| Grafton 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 |
$81,563±$22kLowest 18% below NH |
$85,625±$21k 14% below NH |
| Windsor and Groton 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 |
$267,300±$23kLowest 34% below NH |
$269,000±$45k 33% below NH |
| Windsor and Groton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,243±$163Lowest 17% below NH |
$2,667±$295Highest 79% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,381 49% below NH |
$5,239Highest 21% below NH |
$2,873Lowest 57% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
32.1%±34.1Lowest NH: 48.2% |
50%±83.6 NH: 48.2% |
| Windsor and Groton 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% |
7.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
10.5% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
83.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
91.3% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Lowest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1983Lowest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1984Highest 5 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 21% above NH |
43 minHighest 62% above NH |
29 minLowest 10% above NH |
| Work from home | 15%±16.5 NH: 16.8% |
19.9%±6.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
13.7%±6.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Grafton and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.