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Windsor vs Grantham vs Grafton
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).
Grantham has the shortest commute (23 min average).
Grafton has the most people working from home (19.9%).
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 | Grantham | Grafton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 254Lowest |
3,465Highest |
1,354 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +14%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+3.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 40.2±18.8Lowest 7% below NH |
50.4±7.5Highest 16% above NH |
43.1±10.6 about the NH average |
| Grantham 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% |
19.1%±6.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
21%±4.9 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% |
17%±6.9 NH: 20.1% |
21%±2.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Grafton and Grantham 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% |
59.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
24.7% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±4.2Lowest NH: 6% |
4.8%±6Highest NH: 6% |
4.5%±2.8 NH: 6% |
| Grantham and Grafton 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 |
$106,403±$54kHighest 7% above NH |
$81,563±$22kLowest 18% below NH |
| Grantham 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 |
$343,100±$39kHighest 15% below NH |
$267,300±$23kLowest 34% below NH |
| Grantham and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $1,243±$163 17% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,381Lowest 49% below NH |
$7,605Highest 14% above NH |
$5,239 21% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
— | 32.1%±34.1Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Windsor and Grafton 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% |
0%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
7.7% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5% NH: 72.8% |
100%Highest NH: 72.8% |
83.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Lowest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1987Highest 8 yrs newer than NH |
1983Lowest 4 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 21% above NH |
23 minLowest 16% below NH |
43 minHighest 62% above NH |
| Work from home | 15%±16.5 NH: 16.8% |
13.8%±6.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
19.9%±6.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Grafton 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 | — | #6 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | — | Grantham School District | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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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.