Compare towns
Windsor vs Hillsborough vs Milton vs Dummer
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 most renters (19.5% rent).
Milton has the most people working from home (18.9%).
Dummer has the shortest commute (25 min average).
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 | Milton | Dummer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 254Lowest |
1,616 |
4,538Highest |
299 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +9.1%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-2.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 40.2±18.8Lowest 7% below NH |
49.9±16 15% above NH |
45.7±2.4 6% above NH |
53.6±6.4Highest 24% above NH |
| Dummer 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% |
18.4%±5 NH: 18.2% |
19.4%±5.1 NH: 18.2% |
| Windsor and Dummer 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% |
16.1%±3.4 NH: 20.1% |
21.4%±4.6 NH: 20.1% |
| Hillsborough and Dummer 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% |
16.5% NH: 40.6% |
21.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
16.9% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±4.2Highest NH: 6% |
2%±2.1 NH: 6% |
2.3%±1.8 NH: 6% |
0%±5.7Lowest NH: 6% |
| Windsor and Milton 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 |
$94,493±$27k 5% below NH |
$91,250±$21k 8% below NH |
| Windsor and Milton 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±$51k 34% below NH |
$318,400±$34k 21% below NH |
$242,200±$51kLowest 40% below NH |
| Windsor and Milton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,138±$201Lowest 24% below NH |
$1,587±$318Highest 6% above NH |
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| Milton and Hillsborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,381 49% below NH |
$5,437 18% below NH |
$5,663Highest 15% below NH |
$2,898Lowest 57% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
64.8%±22.9 NH: 48.2% |
63.7%±24.9 NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest 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% |
8.1%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
9% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
80.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
86.3% NH: 72.8% |
94.2% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1944Lowest 35 yrs older than NH |
1980 1 yr newer than NH |
1977 2 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 21% above NH |
41 minHighest 55% above NH |
33 min 25% above NH |
25 minLowest 6% below NH |
| Work from home | 15%±16.5 NH: 16.8% |
10.2%±7.2 NH: 16.8% |
18.9%±6.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
6.8%±4.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Milton 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 | — | #97 of 120 in NH | #116 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | — | — | Milton School District | — |
| High school in town | — | — | Nute High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.6 |
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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.