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Windsor vs Hillsborough vs Hillsborough
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).
Hillsborough has the oldest population (median age 49.9).
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 | Hillsborough | Hillsborough |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 254Lowest |
1,616 |
5,980Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +9.1%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-1.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 40.2±18.8Lowest 7% below NH |
49.9±16Highest 15% above NH |
40.9±4.6 6% below NH |
| Hillsborough and Hillsborough 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% |
12.2%±5.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17.4%±4.6 NH: 18.2% |
| Windsor and Hillsborough 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% |
32.7%±7.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
16.4%±3.9 NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 12.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
16.5% NH: 40.6% |
23.9%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±4.2Highest NH: 6% |
2%±2.1Lowest NH: 6% |
2.6%±1.6 NH: 6% |
| Windsor and Hillsborough 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 |
$49,205±$28kLowest 50% below NH |
$84,495±$12k 15% below NH |
| Windsor and Hillsborough 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 |
$265,200±$51kLowest 34% below NH |
$272,300±$16k 32% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,138±$201Lowest 24% below NH |
$1,198±$390Highest 20% below NH |
| Hillsborough and Hillsborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,381Lowest 49% below NH |
$5,437 18% below NH |
$5,815Highest 13% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
64.8%±22.9 NH: 48.2% |
61.7%±23.1Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Windsor and Hillsborough 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% |
10.4% NH: 7.2% |
6%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
80.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
92.3% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1944Lowest 35 yrs older than NH |
1974 5 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minLowest 21% above NH |
41 minHighest 55% above NH |
41 min 54% above NH |
| Work from home | 15%±16.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
10.2%±7.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
14%±5.2 NH: 16.8% |
| Windsor and Hillsborough 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 | — | #97 of 120 in NH | #97 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | — | Hillsboro-Deering Cooperative School District |
| High school in town | — | — | Hillsboro-Deering High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.5 |
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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.