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Windsor vs Hampton
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).
Hampton has the most expensive homes ($550k 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 | Hampton |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 254Lowest |
16,426Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +5.1% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 40.2±18.8Lowest 7% below NH |
55.8±2.1Highest 29% above NH |
| Hampton and Windsor 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% |
11.6%±2.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Windsor and Hampton 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% |
30.9%±2.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 12.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
42.8%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±4.2Highest NH: 6% |
3.1%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
| Windsor and Hampton 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 |
$95,233±$9kLowest 4% below NH |
| Windsor and Hampton 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 |
$550,200±$39kHighest 37% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,628±$94 9% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,381Lowest 49% below NH |
$6,813Highest about the NH average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
56.8%±10.4Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Windsor and Hampton 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% |
5.6%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
73.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1978Lowest 1 yr older than NH |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 21% above NH |
26 minLowest 3% below NH |
| Work from home | 15%±16.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
21.7%±3.3Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Hampton 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 | — | #31 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | Hampton School District · Winnacunnet Cooperative School District |
| High school in town | — | Winnacunnet High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.1 |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.

