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Windsor vs Grantham vs Sunapee
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).
Sunapee has the most renters (24.1% rent).
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 | Sunapee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 254Lowest |
3,465Highest |
3,416 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +14%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-0.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 40.2±18.8Lowest 7% below NH |
50.4±7.5 16% above NH |
56.7±1.4Highest 31% above NH |
| Sunapee and Grantham 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%±6.6 NH: 18.2% |
9.9%±3.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Windsor and Grantham 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% |
33.3%±7.1Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 12.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
59.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
50.6% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±4.2Lowest NH: 6% |
4.8%±6Highest NH: 6% |
4.5%±3.5 NH: 6% |
| Grantham and Sunapee 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 |
$101,393±$20kLowest about the NH average |
| 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±$40kLowest 16% below NH |
$343,100±$39k 15% below NH |
$393,000±$51kHighest about the NH average |
| Sunapee and Grantham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $1,713±$451 15% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,381Lowest 49% below NH |
$7,605Highest 14% above NH |
$4,400 34% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
— | 34.6%±10.5Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Windsor and Sunapee 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% |
0%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
12.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5% NH: 72.8% |
100%Highest NH: 72.8% |
75.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1987Highest 8 yrs newer than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 21% above NH |
23 minLowest 16% below NH |
33 minHighest 23% above NH |
| Work from home | 15%±16.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
13.8%±6.2 NH: 16.8% |
9.5%±4.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Windsor and Grantham 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 | #14 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | Grantham School District | Sunapee School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Sunapee Sr. High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.9 |
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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.