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Windsor vs Meredith vs Stoddard
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).
Meredith has the most people working from home (23.7%).
Stoddard has the most affordable homes ($330k 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 | Meredith | Stoddard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 254Lowest |
6,758Highest |
1,072 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +6.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+11.5%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 40.2±18.8Lowest 7% below NH |
55.5±3.7Highest 28% above NH |
53±4 22% above NH |
| Meredith and Stoddard 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% |
12.6%±3.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17.5%±3.4 NH: 18.2% |
| Windsor and Stoddard 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% |
34.2%±5Highest NH: 20.1% |
24.4%±2.5 NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 12.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
45.9%Highest NH: 40.6% |
34.1% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±4.2Highest NH: 6% |
2.9%±1.2Lowest NH: 6% |
3.5%±1.7 NH: 6% |
| Windsor and Stoddard 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 |
$87,019±$19kLowest 12% below NH |
$94,904±$11k 4% below NH |
| Windsor and Stoddard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $337,500±$40k 16% below NH |
$480,100±$48kHighest 19% above NH |
$330,300±$20kLowest 18% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,149±$304Highest 23% below NH |
$895±$751Lowest 40% below NH |
| Meredith and Stoddard 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 |
$5,006Highest 25% below NH |
$4,316 35% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
48.5%±9.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
52.6%±100 NH: 48.2% |
| Windsor and Stoddard 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% |
7.7% NH: 7.2% |
4.8%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
75.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
93.3% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1978 1 yr older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 21% above NH |
26 minLowest about the NH average |
34 minHighest 25% above NH |
| Work from home | 15%±16.5 NH: 16.8% |
23.7%±4.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
9.5%±4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Meredith 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 | — | #62 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | — | Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District | Stoddard School District |
| High school in town | — | Inter-Lakes High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.1 |
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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.