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Windsor vs Keene 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 expensive homes ($338k median).
Keene has the most renters (44.9% rent).
Dummer has the oldest population (median age 53.6).
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 | Keene | Dummer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 254Lowest |
22,939Highest |
299 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.5% NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 40.2±18.8 7% below NH |
37.6±2.3Lowest 13% below NH |
53.6±6.4Highest 24% above NH |
| Dummer 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% |
14.1%±1.6Lowest 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% |
19.5%±1.8 NH: 20.1% |
21.4%±4.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Dummer and Keene 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% |
44.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
16.9% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±4.2 NH: 6% |
13.8%±1.4Highest NH: 6% |
0%±5.7Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $103,750±$40kHighest 5% above NH |
$78,445±$8kLowest 21% below NH |
$91,250±$21k 8% below NH |
| Windsor and Dummer 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 |
$252,500±$12k 37% below NH |
$242,200±$51kLowest 40% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,342±$68 10% below NH |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,381 49% below NH |
$6,812Highest about the NH average |
$2,898Lowest 57% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
44.5%±6.1 NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Windsor and Keene 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% |
10.1% NH: 7.2% |
9%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
55.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
94.2% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1961Lowest 18 yrs older than NH |
1977 2 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 21% above NH |
17 minLowest 36% below NH |
25 min 6% below NH |
| Work from home | 15%±16.5 NH: 16.8% |
15.6%±2.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
6.8%±4.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Keene 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 | — | #81 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | — | Keene School District | — |
| High school in town | — | Keene High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.3 |
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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.